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Commercial electricity in Little Rock, Arkansas
Which electric utilities serve businesses in Little Rock, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where Arkansas’s prices stand.
EIA lists 3 electric utilities in Pulaski County, which contains Little Rock. Entergy Arkansas, the largest by commercial customers, averaged 10.58¢ per kWh for them in 2025. Arkansas’s average commercial price was 11.34¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving Little Rock
These are the utilities EIA records in Pulaski County. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Arkansas, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in AR | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas | Investor-owned | 101,481 | 10.58¢ |
| First Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | 7,124 | 19.57¢ |
| City of North Little Rock | Municipal | 4,698 | 12.43¢ |
Find the list for a single ZIP Code with the utility lookup, or set utilities side by side with the comparison tool.
What businesses in Little Rock pay
Across Arkansas, businesses paid an average 11.34¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 18.2% below the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 7.7% on the 12 months before. That ranks Arkansas 36 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 4,773 kWh a month, about $514 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Arkansas page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in Little Rock
Arkansas commercial accounts buy supply from the regulated utility serving their address. Bill audit, tariff review and demand management are the available levers.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the West South Central census division, which includes Arkansas, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 9.15¢ per kWh for 2026 and 9.44¢ for 2027, up 4.9% from 9.00¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About Little Rock
The Census Bureau estimates Little Rock had 206,427 residents on July 1, 2025, up 1.9% from 202,616 in 2020. It lies in Pulaski County.
Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in Little Rock?
- EIA lists Entergy Arkansas, First Electric Coop Corp and City of North Little Rock as electric utilities in Pulaski County. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in Little Rock?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: Entergy Arkansas averaged 10.58¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Arkansas averaged 11.34¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in Little Rock choose its electricity supplier?
- Arkansas commercial accounts buy supply from the regulated utility serving their address. Bill audit, tariff review and demand management are the available levers. The state page for Arkansas explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe Little Rock; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.