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Southwestern Electric Power Co
Southwestern Electric Power Co served 109,777 residential customers in Arkansas in 2025 (7.4% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 28 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority SWPP.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Southwestern Electric Power Co's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 890 kWh
- At 12.14¢/kWh
- $108
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 12.14¢ sits.
Southwestern Electric Power Co averaged 12.14¢ per kWh against a Arkansas residential average of 12.84¢: 5.4% below the state figure. Among the 4 investor owned utilities in Arkansas with bundled residential sales, it ranks 2nd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Southwestern Electric Power Co home used 894 kWh a month at 10.23¢ and paid $91.53. In 2025 it used 890 kWh at 12.14¢ and paid $108: the price per kWh is up 18.7%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 10.23 | 12.14 |
| Use, kWh a month | 894 | 890 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 91.53 | 108.1 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 109,777 | 1,172,646 | 12.14 |
| Commercial | 19,039 | 1,287,699 | 9.91 |
| Industrial | 593 | 1,032,984 | 7.71 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 33.6% of the electricity Southwestern Electric Power Co sold in Arkansas in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
1,559 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 1,559installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 10.4 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 14.2installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
14 counties.
BentonCarrollHempsteadHowardLafayetteLittle RiverLoganMillerPikePolkScottSebastianSevierWashington
Counties in Arkansas where Southwestern Electric Power Co reported serving customers in 2025 (14 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 17698
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 12.14 | ¢/kWh |
| Arkansas average price | 12.84 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -5.4 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 18.7 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 890 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 108.1 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 109,777 | accounts |
| Share of AR residential customers | 7.4 | % |
| Size rank in AR | 2 of 28 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 2 of 4 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
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