Southwestern Electric Power: electric rates and average bill
Southwestern Electric Power is an investor-owned utility that serves 109,777 homes in Arkansas. In 2025, its average home used 890 kWh a month and paid $108.10 (12.1¢ per kWh), less than the Arkansas average of $138.42.
- Investor-owned utility
- 109,777 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Southwestern Electric Power at a glance
| Type of utility | Investor-owned utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Arkansas | 109,777 |
| Average home bill | $108.10 a month (Arkansas average $138.42) |
| Average price | 12.1¢ per kWh (Arkansas average 12.9¢) |
| Average home use | 890 kWh a month (Arkansas average 1,076) |
| Business customers | 9.9¢ per kWh, average bill $558.74 a month (19,039 businesses; Arkansas business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.6 outages and 212 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.8 outages and 428 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Arkansas utility, 193 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 99% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 109,777 homes enrolled |
| Grid | SPP region; SPP market; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Benton, Carroll, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Miller, Pike, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Sevier, Washington |
Price rank: Southwestern Electric Power has the 11th lowest average price of the 28 Arkansas utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Southwestern Electric Power. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas | 612,254 | $144.92 | 13.4¢ |
| Carroll Electric Cooperative | 104,579 | $145.32 | 13.4¢ |
| Ozarks Electric Cooperative | 74,247 | $139.95 | 13.7¢ |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric | 58,569 | $120.79 | 11.7¢ |
| Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative | 55,000 | $155.62 | 14.1¢ |
| Southwest Arkansas ECC | 24,974 | $175.47 | 13.9¢ |
| City of Bentonville | 22,559 | $127.60 | 11.8¢ |
| South Central Arkansas Electric Cooperative | 9,447 | $157.42 | 16.1¢ |
| City of Siloam Springs | 9,137 | $98.62 | 11.5¢ |
| City of Hope | 5,792 | $115.50 | 12.4¢ |
| Empire District Electric | 4,898 | $130.25 | 13.8¢ |
Southwestern Electric Power rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Southwestern Electric Power yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Southwestern Electric Power rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Southwestern Electric Power website
- State regulator: Arkansas Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Arkansas, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Southwestern Electric Power electric bill (AR)?
In 2025, its average home used 890 kWh a month and paid $108.10 (12.1¢ per kWh), less than the Arkansas average of $138.42.
How often does the power go out with Southwestern Electric Power (AR)?
In 2025, the average Southwestern Electric Power customer had 1.6 outages and 212 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.8 outages and 428 minutes with them).
Does Southwestern Electric Power (AR) have time-of-use rates?
Southwestern Electric Power reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 109,777 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Southwestern Electric Power. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.