Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: rates, outages and net metering

Roughly 77,346 Arkansas accounts belong to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 72,076. Its home price moved +38.5% from 2015 to 2024, 13.0 points faster than Arkansas.

At 1,028 kWh a month a Ozarks Electric Coop Corp home pays about $134 in energy: 13.03 ¢/kWh, 5.8% above the Arkansas average of 12.32 ¢.

Its home price moved +38.5% from 2015 to 2024, 13.0 points faster than Arkansas.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: price path since 2015

Home price since 2015: +38.5%Arkansas +25.5%, a gap of +13.0 points

The record that sets Ozarks Electric Coop Corp apart is the path of its home price: 9.41 ¢ in 2015, 13.03 ¢ in 2024. That is +38.5%, while the Arkansas average went +25.5%, so this utility climbed faster by 13.0 points.

Among Arkansas utilities with 20,000+ homes it stood 3rd cheapest of 11 in 2015 and is 11th of 13 in 2024, so it fell down the list.

How it compares

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	13.03 ¢/kWh	12.56 ¢/kWh	$134at 1,028 kWh	83 minSAIDI
Arkansas average against this company, which is 11 of 13 on priceLowest in this table	-0.71 ¢/kWhcompany 5.8% above	-2.32 ¢/kWhcompany 22.6% above	-$7a month at 1,028 kWh	+85 mincompany 85 below
Entergy Arkansas LLC	12.97 ¢/kWhcompany 0.5% above	10.21 ¢/kWhcompany 23.0% above	$1331 less than company	229 mincompany 146 below

Compare 25 Arkansas companies

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: 2025

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: +5.4% on 2024 for homes, Arkansas +4.2%.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp home price, 2025: 13.73 ¢/kWh+5.4% on 2024, early release
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp SAIDI, 2025: 50 min-40% on 2024, early release
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp against Arkansas, 2025: +1.1 pointsOzarks Electric Coop Corp +5.4%, Arkansas +4.2%, price in Arkansas 12.84 ¢

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp reported 13.73 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +5.4% on its 2024 figure of 13.03, while the Arkansas average moved +4.2%. Its SAIDI is 50 minutes against 83 in 2024.

Carbon context

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp serves 72,076 homes in Arkansas. At 1,028 kWh a month that is about 463 kg of CO₂, or 5,558 kg a year, at the Arkansas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Arkansas generation mix.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.03 ¢ in 2024

9.41 ¢ in 2015, 13.03 ¢ in 2024 (+38.5%); Arkansas 9.82 to 12.32 ¢.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Gap to Arkansas residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	9.41	-0.41	-3.24
2016	9.71	-0.21	-2.84
2017	10.45	+0.17	-2.44
2018	10.28	+0.47	-2.59
2019	10.52	+0.72	-2.49
2020	10.65	+0.24	-2.50
2021	11.94	+0.67	-1.72
2022	13.55	+1.50	-1.49
2023	11.98	-0.27	-4.02
2024	13.03	+0.71	-3.45

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Ozarks Electric Coop Corp SAIDI, 2015-2024

49 min in 2015, 83 in 2024.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Ozarks Electric Coop C, no major events
2015	49
2016	45
2017	45
2018	52
2019	43
2020	39
2021	46
2022	56
2023	44
2024	83

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 83.2 min

83.2 min, 0.84x the median reporter, rank 277 of 673.

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Company, no major events83.2
Company, with major events182.3

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 9.41 ¢ in 2015 to 13.03 ¢ in 2024, a move of +38.5%: Ozarks Electric Coop Corp outpaced its state (+25.5%) by 13.0 points, and +8.2 points against the U.S. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp's sharpest move came in 2022, +13.5%. The high is 13.55 ¢ (2022) and the low 9.41 ¢ (2015). 2024: +8.7% here, +0.6% for the Arkansas average. SAIDI at Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (major events excluded) rose from 49 minutes in 2015 to 83 in 2024, +71%; worst year 2024 at 83. At 83 minutes in 2024, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp sat -16 from the national SAIDI median, with 10 of 10 years below it. 2023: 327 minutes with major events, 44 without, the widest gap of any year. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp has 10 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Arkansas peers among 13 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Entergy Arkansas LLC, bills 12.97 ¢ (-0.06). Next higher-priced, C & L Electric Coop Corp, bills 13.26 ¢ (+0.23).

A 5.8% premium over Arkansas, with outage minutes at 0.84x the national median.

Home accounts at Ozarks Electric Coop Corp went from 55,197 in 2015 to 72,076 in 2024, +30.6%. Business customers paid 0.96 times the home price in 2024 (12.56 against 13.03 ¢); the ratio was 0.92 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.64 in 2015 to 1.01 in 2024, between 0.26 and 1.01.

Outages and home price of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (EIA utility 14289), 2013 to 2024

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp customers lost power for 83 minutes in 2024, up from 71 in 2013 (+17%). The low came in 2020 at 39, the high in 2024 at 83; 12 years were filed. The Arkansas median in 2024 was 168 minutes, so Ozarks Electric Coop Corp ran below it.

Home rates at Ozarks Electric Coop Corp climbed from 9.25 ¢ in 2013 to 13.03 ¢ in 2024 (+40.9%), or 12.78 ¢ to 13.37 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+4.6%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,533 in 2013 and $1,605 in 2024. Of 29 Arkansas utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp stood 22nd cheapest (10th of 31 in 2013).

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 83 in 2024

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp at 83 min in 2024 and the Arkansas median at 168.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp home price since 2013: +4.6% after inflation

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: 13.37 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.03 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp, EIA utility 14289, year by year among Arkansas utilities

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Ozarks Electric Co	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Ozarks Electri	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Ozarks Electri	Arkansas median SAIDI
2013	9.25	12.78	10 of 31	71	0.83	3 of 8	117
2014	9.37	12.74	11 of 31	66	0.82	2 of 10	107
2015	9.41	12.78	10 of 31	49	0.64	2 of 11	124
2016	9.71	13.03	12 of 31	45	0.67	4 of 12	93
2017	10.45	13.72	14 of 31	45	0.64	4 of 13	118
2018	10.28	13.18	11 of 31	52	0.67	5 of 14	95
2019	10.52	13.25	19 of 35	43	0.26	6 of 14	118
2020	10.65	13.24	16 of 29	39	0.50	4 of 14	115
2021	11.94	14.19	19 of 29	46	0.99	6 of 15	117
2022	13.55	14.91	23 of 29	56	0.89	5 of 15	101
2023	11.98	12.66	14 of 29	44	0.77	4 of 15	166
2024	13.03	13.37	22 of 29	83	1.01	5 of 15	168

Ozarks Electric Coop Cor, EIA utility 14289: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Arkansas real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 77,3464.5% of Arkansas total
Residential accounts: 72,0764.9% of Arkansas homes
Commercial accounts: 5,2346.8% of the base
Residential rate: 13.03 ¢/kWhplace 11 of 13, +5.8% against the state
Commercial rate: 12.56 ¢/kWhplace 15 of 21, +22.6% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 83.2 minbetter than 59% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.011.00x the median
SAIDI with major events: 182.3 min54.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 36.3 MW1,720 installations
Counties served: 5Arkansas plus 1 more
Average residential use: 12,335 kWh/yr1,028 a month
Implied monthly bill: $134-$35 on the U.S. rate, 1,028 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +38.5%9.41 to 13.03 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +71%49 min in 2015, 83 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Arkansas ¢/kWh
Residential	72,076	13.03	+0.71
Commercial	5,234	12.56	+2.32

Year by year, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp

Year	Home accounts, Ozarks Electric Coop C	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	55,197	9.41	8.68	0.92	49	0.64
2016	56,588	9.71	8.73	0.90	45	0.67
2017	58,301	10.45	9.41	0.90	45	0.64
2018	59,609	10.28	9.49	0.92	52	0.67
2019	61,140	10.52	9.64	0.92	43	0.26
2020	63,236	10.65	9.74	0.91	39	0.50
2021	65,666	11.94	11.20	0.94	46	0.99
2022	67,414	13.55	12.74	0.94	56	0.89
2023	69,921	11.98	11.17	0.93	44	0.77
2024	72,076	13.03	12.56	0.96	83	1.01

Peers of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp in Arkansas, place 11 of 13 on home price

Utility near Ozarks Electric Coop Corp on price	SAIDI min, gap to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Home ¢, gap to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Gap % to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Accounts, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp = 1
8. North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc	+160	-0.16	-1.3%	0.50
9. Southwest Arkansas E C C	+107	-0.07	-0.5%	0.36
10. Entergy Arkansas LLC	+146	-0.06	-0.5%	9.47
11. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (this utility)	83	13.03	-	1.00
12. C & L Electric Coop Corp	No data	+0.23	+1.8%	0.29
13. Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp	+114	+0.30	+2.3%	0.76

Who buys Ozarks Electric Coop Corp's electricity

Class at Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Accounts	Of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp accounts	Of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp MWh sold	kWh a year per Ozarks Electric Coop Corp account
Residential	72,076	93.2%	65.5%	12,335
Commercial	5,234	6.8%	25.2%	65,410
Industrial and other	36	0.05%	9.3%	3,488,222

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp among Arkansas cooperatives

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Home ¢, gap to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Accounts, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp = 1
1. Craighead Electric Coop Corp (AR)	+85	-1.04	0.42
2. Carroll Electric Coop Corp (AR)	+78	-0.78	1.40
3. First Electric Coop Corp (AR)	+108	-0.76	1.34
4. North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc (AR)	+160	-0.16	0.50
5. Southwest Arkansas E C C (AR)	+107	-0.07	0.36
6. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (AR, this utility)	83	13.03	1.00
7. Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp (AR)	+114	+0.30	0.76

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	Arkansas context	Ozarks Electric Coop Corp detail
Ozarks Electric Coop Corp home meters on AMI	100.0%	Arkansas 83.8%	72,076 of 72,076 meters
Homes with daily digital access	72,076	Arkansas figure not published	100% of the 72,076 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Ozarks Electric Coop Corp homes	Not on file	3 of 7 Arkansas utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Ozarks Electric Coop Corp
Net-metered installations	1,720	98% residential	23.5 homes per 1,000 accounts, 21.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp

kWh	Share of a 1,028 kWh month	Cost a month at 13.03 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	24%	$32.57	-$8.63	$391
500	49%	$65.14	-$17.26	$782
750	73%	$97.72	-$25.88	$1,173
1,000	97%	$130.29	-$34.51	$1,563
1,500	146%	$195.43	-$51.77	$2,345
2,000	195%	$260.57	-$69.03	$3,127

Outage record, Ozarks Electric Coop Corp

Measure, Ozarks Electric Coop	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	83.2	182.3	1.39 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.010	1.650	0.99 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	82.4	110.5	1.37 h

Territory of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp

5 Arkansas counties plus 1 other state, region SPP:

Arkansas other states: 9 of 9 counties of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp drawn

Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: 9 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Benton
Crawford
Franklin
Madison
Washington

Questions on Ozarks Electric Coop Corp

How many customers does Ozarks Electric Coop Corp serve in Arkansas?

77,346 accounts in 2024: residential 72,076, commercial 5,234, industrial 36.

What is the average residential rate of Ozarks Electric Coop Corp?

In 2024 homes paid 13.03 cents; against the Arkansas average that is +5.8%.

How reliable is Ozarks Electric Coop Corp by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 83.2 min and SAIFI 1.01 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.84, CAIDI 82 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Ozarks Electric Coop Corp grid?

1,720 installations with 36.3 MW, of which residential installations number 1,693.

What is the monthly bill at Ozarks Electric Coop Corp for average use?

1,028 kWh at 13.03 cents comes to about $134, energy only.

How does Ozarks Electric Coop Corp rank on price within Arkansas?

Rank 11 of 13 in Arkansas on price, +5.8% against the state average; 10 charge less than 13.03 ¢.

How much of the Ozarks Electric Coop Corp load is business?

Homes take 65.5% of 1,357,014 MWh, commercial accounts 25.2%, industrial and other 9.3%; the 5,234 commercial accounts use 65,410 kWh each, 5.3 times a home.

Does Ozarks Electric Coop Corp have smart meters or TOU rates?

72,076 of 72,076 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp reports no home time-of-use rate; 3 of 7 Arkansas filers do.

Since 2015, has Ozarks Electric Coop Corp become cheaper than other Arkansas utilities?

3rd cheapest of 11 in 2015, 11th of 13 in 2024; its price rose 38.5% while Arkansas rose 25.5%.

Where does Ozarks Electric Coop Corp stand among 6 peers?

Place 6 of 7 on home price at 13.03 ¢ (Arkansas cooperatives); median 12.86 ¢, cheapest member 11.99 ¢.

What did Ozarks Electric Coop Corp charge homes in 2025?

13.73 cents per kWh, +5.4% on the 13.03 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Ozarks Electric Coop Corp at 13.03 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Entergy New Orleans, LLCLouisiana, 13.03 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Intercounty Electric Coop AssnMissouri, 13.01 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
United Electric Coop Service IncTexas, 13.00 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ below
Cumberland Elec Member CorpTennessee, 12.99 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ below

Primary sources for Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: rates, outages and net metering

EIA-861 annual report entry for Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: rates, outages and net metering, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: rates, outages and net metering, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Ozarks Electric Coop Corp: rates, outages and net metering, the state price average