Carroll Electric Cooperative: price per kWh, bills and outages
Carroll Electric Cooperative's 104,579 residential customers in Arkansas paid an average of 13.40¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $145.32 a month on 1,085 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 13.98¢, and 13.68¢ in August 2026.2
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
7 of 75 Arkansas counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Carroll Electric Cooperative served more Arkansas homes than any other cooperative in 2025, and that year its members paid an average of 13.40¢ per kWh, +9.4% on 2024. Use per home barely moved, so the +9.0%1 rise in the average bill came almost entirely from the price. EIA's monthly data show a smaller rise in 2026: the August 2026 average was +3.2%2 on a year earlier, against +7.8%4 statewide.
What Carroll Electric members pay per kWh
Carroll Electric Cooperative sold electricity to 104,579 Arkansas homes in 2025, 7.1%1 of the state's residential customers, behind only Entergy Arkansas and SWEPCO. As a cooperative it is owned by the members it serves. EIA gives three readings of what those members paid:
| Period | Average residential price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Year 2025 | 13.40¢ per kWh1 | EIA-861, final |
| Year 2024 | 12.25¢ per kWh3 | EIA-861, final |
| Last 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 | 13.98¢ per kWh | EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary |
| August 20264 only | 13.68¢ per kWh2 | EIA-861M, preliminary |
All of them are average revenue per kWh: the total billed to residential members divided by the kWh they used. The monthly fixed charge is spread over every kWh in that calculation, so a household that uses little electricity pays more per kWh than the average, and a large user pays less. None of the figures is a line from the cooperative's rate schedule.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary).
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| Month | Carroll Electric Cooperative (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 12.03¢ | 1,517 | $182.57 |
| February 2025 | 12.37¢ | 1,325 | $163.99 |
| March 2025 | 13.14¢ | 1,030 | $135.33 |
| April 2025 | 14.36¢ | 773 | $111.00 |
| May 2025 | 13.92¢ | 861 | $119.93 |
| June 2025 | 13.82¢ | 1,001 | $138.36 |
| July 2025 | 13.18¢ | 1,382 | $182.24 |
| August 2025 | 13.25¢ | 1,503 | $199.22 |
| September 2025 | 14.29¢ | 961 | $137.30 |
| October 2025 | 14.34¢ | 884 | $126.84 |
| November 2025 | 14.09¢ | 893 | $125.89 |
| December 2025 | 13.55¢ | 1,092 | $147.94 |
| January 2026 | 13.16¢ | 1,283 | $168.89 |
| February 2026 | 13.46¢ | 1,221 | $164.25 |
| March 2026 | 14.50¢ | 861 | $124.84 |
| April 2026 | 14.85¢ | 780 | $115.82 |
| May 2026 | 14.74¢ | 841 | $123.92 |
| June 2026 | 14.27¢ | 1,119 | $159.72 |
| July 2026 | 13.81¢ | 1,397 | $192.96 |
| August 2026 | 13.68¢ | 1,574 | $215.25 |
In 2025 Carroll Electric's average was 4.1% above the Arkansas average and the 8th highest of the 21 Arkansas utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers. It was slightly below the 13.57¢ per kWh average across all Arkansas cooperatives and almost level with Entergy Arkansas (13.36¢ per kWh). Nationally, among the 177 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, it ranked 48th lowest of 177, and it was 5.0% below the national average for electric cooperatives1.
2025: a price rise with flat use
Between 2024 and 2025 the average bill went from $133.26 to $145.32 a month (+9.0%). Use per home did not explain it: 1,087 kWh a month in 2024, 1,085 kWh in 2025. The average price did, rising 9.4% from 12.25¢ per kWh3 to 13.40¢ per kWh1. Across all Arkansas providers the residential average rose 4.5%5 over the same two years, so the cooperative's members saw roughly twice the statewide increase.
The monthly survey shows 2026 running the other way round. In August 2026, Carroll Electric's residential average was 13.68¢ per kWh, +3.2% against August 2025; the statewide average rose 7.8%4 in the same comparison, and SWEPCO's +24.6%. The 12-month average to August 2026, 13.98¢ per kWh2, still sits above the 2025 annual figure of 13.40¢ per kWh1. These months are preliminary; the next EIA release, with September 2026 data, is due November 24, 2026. The guide to electric rate increases explains how base rates and cost adjustments reach a bill.
From the Missouri line to Pope County
EIA's 2025 service-territory records place Carroll Electric in 7 Arkansas counties: Benton County, Boone County, Carroll County, Madison County, Newton County, Pope County and Washington County6. They run from the Missouri line in Benton, Carroll and Boone counties south through the Ozark counties of Madison and Newton to Pope County.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 7 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Benton County | SWEPCO, Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp, City of Bentonville, City of Siloam Springs, Empire District Electric Co |
| Boone County | Entergy Arkansas |
| Carroll County | Entergy Arkansas, SWEPCO |
| Madison County | Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp |
| Newton County | Entergy Arkansas, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp, Petit Jean Electric Cooperative Corp |
| Pope County | Entergy Arkansas, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp, Petit Jean Electric Cooperative Corp |
| Washington County | SWEPCO, Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp |
In all 7 counties at least one other utility also reports customers. Benton County is the most crowded in the state, with 66 distribution utilities, among them the city systems of Bentonville and Siloam Springs, SWEPCO and Ozarks Electric. Searches for Carroll Electric in Bentonville, Bella Vista or Berryville therefore have no county-level answer: the street address decides, and the cooperative's own service-area map is the place to check it.
What members pay differs across those neighbouring systems. The chart shows the 2025 residential averages of the utilities that share at least one county with Carroll Electric; all are bundled, full-service prices.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| City of Siloam Springs (AR) | 11.46¢ |
| City of Bentonville (AR) | 11.77¢ |
| Entergy Arkansas (AR) | 13.36¢ |
| Carroll Electric Cooperative (AR) | 13.40¢ |
| Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp (AR) | 13.73¢ |
| Empire District Electric Co (AR) | 13.80¢ |
| Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp (AR) | 14.11¢ |
| Petit Jean Electric Cooperative Corp (AR) | 16.62¢ |
From April to August
Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) the average Carroll Electric home used 1,076 kWh a month and was billed $150.41. The months were far apart. In April 2026, the lightest month, use averaged 780 kWh and the bill $115.82; in August 2026 use reached 1,574 kWh and the bill $215.252.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 961 | $137.30 | 14.29¢ |
| October 2025 | 884 | $126.84 | 14.34¢ |
| November 2025 | 893 | $125.89 | 14.09¢ |
| December 2025 | 1,092 | $147.94 | 13.55¢ |
| January 2026 | 1,283 | $168.89 | 13.16¢ |
| February 2026 | 1,221 | $164.25 | 13.46¢ |
| March 2026 | 861 | $124.84 | 14.50¢ |
| April 2026 | 780 | $115.82 | 14.85¢ |
| May 2026 | 841 | $123.92 | 14.74¢ |
| June 2026 | 1,119 | $159.72 | 14.27¢ |
| July 2026 | 1,397 | $192.96 | 13.81¢ |
| August 2026 | 1,574 | $215.25 | 13.68¢ |
Arkansas averages 1,933 cooling degree days a year (NOAA, 2016 to 2025), 10th highest8 among the 48 contiguous states and DC, and air conditioning accounted for 20%9 of household electricity in the state in EIA's 2020 household survey. Households struggling with a summer or winter bill can apply for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, for which Arkansas received $35.1 million10 in fiscal 2026; the guide to help paying an electric bill covers how.
Outage minutes about half the state average
Carroll Electric members were without power for 224 minutes on average in 2025, counting major events, fewer than the Arkansas average of 464 minutes. Arkansas as a whole ranked 6th highest among the states on that measure. Excluding the major event days set aside under IEEE 1366, the cooperative's figure was 142 minutes against 209 minutes statewide, and members had 2.43 interruptions on average, against 2.1511 for Arkansas.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| Empire District Electric Co (AR) | 206 |
| Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co (AR) | 217 |
| Carroll Electric Cooperative (AR) | 224 |
| Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corp (AR) | 322 |
| SWEPCO (AR) | 428 |
| Entergy Arkansas (AR) | 518 |
| Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corp (AR) | 676 |
These are annual totals reported to EIA. They describe the year, not a current outage; live outage reports come from the cooperative itself.
Smart meters and rooftop solar
Every residential meter on the system was an advanced (AMI) meter in 2025: 100.0%. Rooftop solar is more common among Carroll Electric's members than across Arkansas: 2,306 net-metered residential installations with 27.8 megawatts of capacity, or 22.1 per 1,000 residential customers, against 13.1 statewide, 13.0 at Entergy Arkansas and 14.212 at SWEPCO. The solar and net metering guide explains how exported power is credited.
Businesses and the all-customer average
Carroll Electric's 7,250 commercial accounts paid an average of 11.29¢ per kWh in 2025, with an average bill of $617.53 a month. Its 56 industrial accounts paid 8.55¢ per kWh. Across all 111,885 accounts the average was 12.15¢ per kWh1, lower than the residential figure because commercial and industrial accounts paid less per kWh; it is not a household price.
EIA places Carroll Electric in these regional wholesale markets: SPP, MISO1. For every Arkansas utility side by side, see electricity in Arkansas.
Carroll Electric: common questions
What is Carroll Electric's rate per kWh?
EIA publishes averages, not tariff lines. Carroll Electric's residential members paid 13.40¢ per kWh1 in 2025, 13.98¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026) and 13.68¢ per kWh2 in August 20264; 2026 months are preliminary. Each figure is residential revenue divided by kWh sold, so the monthly fixed charge, energy charges and any cost adjustments are all inside it. The rate schedule itself is published by the cooperative.
What is the average Carroll Electric bill?
$145.32 a month in 2025 for 1,085 kWh1, and $150.41 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). Over those 12 months the monthly average ran from $115.82 in April 2026 to $215.25 in August 20262.
Does Carroll Electric serve Bentonville and Bella Vista?
Carroll Electric reports service in Benton County, which also contains the City of Bentonville's own electric system, SWEPCO, Ozarks Electric and others: 66 distribution utilities in all, the most of any Arkansas county. A city name or ZIP code does not settle which one serves a home; the cooperative's service-area map does, by address.
Is Carroll Electric in Arkansas the same as Carroll Electric in Ohio or Carroll EMC in Georgia?
No. EIA lists Carroll Electric Cooperative, Inc. in Ohio and Carroll Electric Membership Corporation in Georgia as separate utilities. The Arkansas cooperative, Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation, also serves a small area of southwest Missouri under the same EIA utility number; this page covers its Arkansas members only.
Can Carroll Electric members buy power from another supplier?
No. Arkansas has no residential retail choice: 0.0%1 of the state's residential customers bought from a competitive supplier in 2025. Carroll Electric both supplies and delivers electricity to its members.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; table HS861 2010-.xlsx; 2010-2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- NOAA, Climate Prediction Center population-weighted degree days by state; table daily state files, base 65°F; 2016-2025 annual sums; 1981-2010 CPC normals; released November 13, 2026. ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
- EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, state data; table CE4.1.EL.ST, CE5 state tables, state highlights; released June 28, 2023. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.