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Roughly 32,805 Arkansas accounts belong to Craighead Electric Coop Corp, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 25,326. Its SAIDI went +105% over the filing history, from 82 minutes in 2021 to 168 in 2024.
At 1,269 kWh a month a Craighead Electric Coop Corp home pays about $152 in energy: 11.99 ¢/kWh, 2.6% below the Arkansas average of 12.32 ¢.
Its SAIDI went +105% over the filing history, from 82 minutes in 2021 to 168 in 2024.
Outage time is the clearest story here: 82 minutes in 2021, 168 in 2024 (+105%). The best year was 2021 at 82 and the worst 2023 at 421.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 2.68 interruptions a customer a year, 2.65 times the national median (1.01), with 63 minutes per interruption.
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craighead Electric Coop CorpLowest in this table | 11.99 ¢/kWh | 12.96 ¢/kWh | $152at 1,269 kWh | 168 minSAIDI |
| Arkansas average against this company, which is 4 of 13 on price | +0.33 ¢/kWhcompany 2.6% below | -2.72 ¢/kWhcompany 26.5% above | +$4a month at 1,269 kWh | +0 mincompany 0 below |
| Carroll Electric Coop Corp | 12.25 ¢/kWhcompany 2.1% below | 10.30 ¢/kWhcompany 25.8% above | $1553 more than company | 161 mincompany 7 above |
Craighead Electric Coop Corp: +3.9% on 2024 for homes, Arkansas +4.2%.
Craighead Electric Coop Corp: 12.46 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +3.9% from 11.99 ¢; Arkansas as a whole went +4.2%, so Craighead Electric Coop Corp kept pace with it by 0.3 points. Its SAIDI is 193 minutes against 168 in 2024.
Craighead Electric Coop Corp serves 25,326 homes in Arkansas. At 1,269 kWh a month that is about 572 kg of CO₂, or 6,860 kg a year, at the Arkansas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Arkansas generation mix.
9.75 ¢ in 2015, 11.99 ¢ in 2024 (+23.0%); Arkansas 9.82 to 12.32 ¢.
| Year | Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Gap to Arkansas residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.75 | -0.07 | -2.90 |
| 2016 | 9.99 | +0.07 | -2.56 |
| 2017 | 10.33 | +0.05 | -2.56 |
| 2018 | 10.54 | +0.73 | -2.33 |
| 2019 | 9.80 | +0.00 | -3.21 |
| 2020 | 10.21 | -0.20 | -2.94 |
| 2021 | 11.24 | -0.03 | -2.42 |
| 2022 | 12.36 | +0.31 | -2.68 |
| 2023 | 12.19 | -0.06 | -3.81 |
| 2024 | 11.99 | -0.33 | -4.49 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV82 min in 2021, 168 in 2024.
| Year | Craighead Electric Coo, no major events | Craighead Electric Coo, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82 | 308 |
| 2022 | 160 | 281 |
| 2023 | 421 | 439 |
| 2024 | 168 | 183 |
4 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV168.4 min, 1.69x the median reporter, rank 483 of 673.
Craighead Electric Coop Corp, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 9.75 ¢ in 2015 to 11.99 ¢ in 2024, a move of +23.0%: Craighead Electric Coop Corp tracked its state (+25.5%) within 2.5 points, and -7.3 points against the U.S. Craighead Electric Coop Corp's sharpest move came in 2021, +10.1%. The high is 12.36 ¢ (2022) and the low 9.75 ¢ (2015). 2024: -1.6% here, +0.6% for the Arkansas average. SAIDI at Craighead Electric Coop Corp (major events excluded) rose from 82 minutes in 2021 to 168 in 2024, +105%; worst year 2023 at 421. Craighead Electric Coop Corp filed SAIDI under the national median in 1 of 4 years; its 2024 figure was 168 minutes, +69 from that year's median. 2023: 439 minutes with major events, 421 without, the widest gap of any year. Craighead Electric Coop Corp has 3 cheaper and 9 higher-priced Arkansas peers among 13 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Bentonville, bills 11.65 ¢ (-0.35). Next higher-priced, City of North Little Rock, bills 12.23 ¢ (+0.23).
A trade-off shows up. Customers pay 2.6% less than the Arkansas average, yet the 168-minute outage clock runs 1.7x the national median.
Home accounts at Craighead Electric Coop Corp went from 22,938 in 2015 to 25,326 in 2024, +10.4%. Business customers paid 1.08 times the home price in 2024 (12.96 against 11.99 ¢); the ratio was 1.08 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.30 in 2021 to 2.68 in 2024, between 1.30 and 3.17.
Craighead Electric Coop Corp customers lost power for 168 minutes in 2024, up from 82 in 2021 (+105%). The low came in 2021 at 82, the high in 2023 at 421; 4 years were filed. The Arkansas median in 2024 was 168 minutes, so Craighead Electric Coop Corp ran level with it.
Home rates at Craighead Electric Coop Corp went from 10.25 ¢ in 2013 to 11.99 ¢ in 2024 (+17.0%), which is 14.17 ¢ to 12.31 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−13.1%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,700 in 2013 and $1,477 in 2024. Of 29 Arkansas utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Craighead Electric Coop Corp stood 14th cheapest (19th of 31 in 2013).
Craighead Electric Coop Corp at 168 min in 2024 and the Arkansas median at 168.
Craighead Electric Coop Corp: 12.31 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.99 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Craighead Electric | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Craighead Elec | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Craighead Elec | Arkansas median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.25 | 14.17 | 19 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 10.30 | 14.01 | 17 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 9.75 | 13.25 | 12 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 9.99 | 13.40 | 14 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | 10.33 | 13.56 | 12 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | 10.54 | 13.51 | 17 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 9.80 | 12.35 | 11 of 35 | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | 10.21 | 12.70 | 10 of 29 | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | 11.24 | 13.36 | 12 of 29 | 82 | 1.30 | 7 of 15 | 117 |
| 2022 | 12.36 | 13.60 | 14 of 29 | 160 | 2.50 | 9 of 15 | 101 |
| 2023 | 12.19 | 12.88 | 17 of 29 | 421 | 3.17 | 15 of 15 | 166 |
| 2024 | 11.99 | 12.31 | 14 of 29 | 168 | 2.68 | 8 of 15 | 168 |
Craighead Electric Coop , EIA utility 4509: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Craighead Electric Coop Corp sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Arkansas ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 25,326 | 11.99 | -0.33 |
| Commercial | 6,243 | 12.96 | +2.72 |
| Year | Home accounts, Craighead Electric Coo | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22,938 | 9.75 | 10.50 | 1.08 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 23,133 | 9.99 | 10.99 | 1.10 | No data | No data |
| 2017 | 23,395 | 10.33 | 11.08 | 1.07 | No data | No data |
| 2018 | 23,628 | 10.54 | 11.15 | 1.06 | No data | No data |
| 2019 | 23,810 | 9.80 | 10.80 | 1.10 | No data | No data |
| 2020 | 24,174 | 10.21 | 10.74 | 1.05 | No data | No data |
| 2021 | 24,458 | 11.24 | 12.38 | 1.10 | 82 | 1.30 |
| 2022 | 24,548 | 12.36 | 13.75 | 1.11 | 160 | 2.50 |
| 2023 | 24,884 | 12.19 | 12.97 | 1.06 | 421 | 3.17 |
| 2024 | 25,326 | 11.99 | 12.96 | 1.08 | 168 | 2.68 |
| Utility near Craighead Electric Coop Corp on price | SAIDI min, gap to Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Home ¢, gap to Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Gap % to Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Accounts, Craighead Electric Coop Corp = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City Water and Light Plant | No data | -5.36 | -44.7% | 1.24 |
| 2. Conway Corporation | -133 | -3.71 | -30.9% | 1.04 |
| 3. City of Bentonville | No data | -0.35 | -2.9% | 0.88 |
| 4. Craighead Electric Coop Corp (this utility) | 168 | 11.99 | - | 1.00 |
| 5. City of North Little Rock | No data | +0.23 | +1.9% | 1.22 |
| 6. Carroll Electric Coop Corp | -7 | +0.26 | +2.2% | 3.30 |
| 7. First Electric Coop Corp | +22 | +0.28 | +2.3% | 3.17 |
| Class at Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Accounts | Of Craighead Electric Coop Corp accounts | Of Craighead Electric Coop Corp MWh sold | kWh a year per Craighead Electric Coop Corp account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 25,326 | 77.2% | 66.5% | 15,223 |
| Commercial | 6,243 | 19.0% | 21.1% | 19,611 |
| Industrial and other | 1,236 | 3.77% | 12.3% | 57,794 |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Home ¢, gap to Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Accounts, Craighead Electric Coop Corp = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Craighead Electric Coop Corp (AR, this utility) | 168 | 11.99 | 1.00 |
| 2. Carroll Electric Coop Corp (AR) | -7 | +0.26 | 3.30 |
| 3. First Electric Coop Corp (AR) | +22 | +0.28 | 3.17 |
| 4. North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc (AR) | +75 | +0.87 | 1.19 |
| 5. Southwest Arkansas E C C (AR) | +22 | +0.97 | 0.85 |
| 6. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (AR) | -85 | +1.04 | 2.36 |
| 7. Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp (AR) | +29 | +1.33 | 1.79 |
| Measure | Craighead Electric Coop Corp | Arkansas context | Craighead Electric Coop Corp detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time-of-use rate for Craighead Electric Coop Corp homes | Not on file | 3 of 7 Arkansas utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by Craighead Electric Coop Corp |
| Net-metered installations | 160 | 92% residential | 5.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 33.8 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 1,269 kWh month | Cost a month at 11.99 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 20% | $29.98 | -$11.22 | $360 |
| 500 | 39% | $59.97 | -$22.43 | $720 |
| 750 | 59% | $89.95 | -$33.65 | $1,079 |
| 1,000 | 79% | $119.94 | -$44.86 | $1,439 |
| 1,500 | 118% | $179.90 | -$67.30 | $2,159 |
| 2,000 | 158% | $239.87 | -$89.73 | $2,878 |
| Measure, Craighead Electric C | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 168.4 | 182.9 | 2.81 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 2.680 | 2.762 | 0.37 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 62.8 | 66.2 | 1.05 h |
8 Arkansas counties, region SERC:
Arkansas other states: 8 of 8 counties of Craighead Electric Coop Corp drawn
Craighead Electric Coop Corp: 8 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV32,805 accounts in 2024: residential 25,326, commercial 6,243, industrial 1,236.
In 2024 homes paid 11.99 cents; against the Arkansas average that is -2.6%.
SAIDI 168.4 min and SAIFI 2.68 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.69, CAIDI 63 min.
160 installations with 5.4 MW, of which residential installations number 148.
1,269 kWh at 11.99 cents comes to about $152, energy only.
Rank 4 of 13 in Arkansas on price, -2.6% against the state average; 3 charge less than 11.99 ¢.
Homes take 66.5% of 579,403 MWh, commercial accounts 21.1%, industrial and other 12.3%; the 6,243 commercial accounts use 19,611 kWh each, 1.3 times a home.
5th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 4th of 13 in 2024; its price rose 23.0% while Arkansas rose 25.5%.
Place 1 of 7 on home price at 11.99 ¢ (Arkansas cooperatives); median 12.86 ¢, cheapest member 11.99 ¢.
12.46 cents per kWh, +3.9% on the 11.99 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Craighead Electric Coop Corp at 11.99 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
1 home plan record, energy charges: 8.3 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).