Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas: 12.96 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

In Arkansas, Southwest Arkansas E C C bills 27,895 accounts, 89.2% residential, as an cooperative utility. It connects 4.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.5 times the national median.

At 1,220 kWh a month a Southwest Arkansas E C C home pays about $158 in energy: 12.96 ¢/kWh, 5.2% above the Arkansas average of 12.32 ¢.

It connects 4.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.5 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the Southwest Arkansas E C C grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000: 4.80.5x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at Southwest Arkansas E C C: 119 residential installations on 24,879 home accounts, 4.8 per 1,000. That is place 11 of 13 Arkansas utilities and 0.5 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 1.3 MW, an average of 10.5 kW each.

How it compares

Southwest Arkansas E C C
Southwest Arkansas E C C, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Southwest Arkansas E C C	12.96 ¢/kWh	11.19 ¢/kWh	$158at 1,220 kWh	190 minSAIDI
Arkansas average against this company, which is 9 of 13 on priceLowest in this table	-0.64 ¢/kWhcompany 5.2% above	-0.95 ¢/kWhcompany 9.3% above	-$8a month at 1,220 kWh	-22 mincompany 22 above
Entergy Arkansas LLC	12.97 ¢/kWhcompany 0.0% below	10.21 ¢/kWhcompany 9.6% above	$1580 more than company	229 mincompany 39 below

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Southwest Arkansas E C C: 2025

Southwest Arkansas E C C: +7.5% on 2024 for homes, Arkansas +4.2%.

Southwest Arkansas E C C home price, 2025: 13.93 ¢/kWh+7.5% on 2024, early release
Southwest Arkansas E C C SAIDI, 2025: 200 min+5% on 2024, early release
Southwest Arkansas E C C against Arkansas, 2025: +3.3 pointsSouthwest Arkansas E C C +7.5%, Arkansas +4.2%, price in Arkansas 12.84 ¢

Southwest Arkansas E C C reported 13.93 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +7.5% on its 2024 figure of 12.96, while the Arkansas average moved +4.2%. Its SAIDI is 200 minutes against 190 in 2024.

Carbon context

Southwest Arkansas E C C serves 24,879 homes in Arkansas. At 1,220 kWh a month that is about 550 kg of CO₂, or 6,598 kg a year, at the Arkansas plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Arkansas generation mix.

Southwest Arkansas E C C charts

Residential price since 2015: 12.96 ¢ in 2024

10.30 ¢ in 2015, 12.96 ¢ in 2024 (+25.9%); Arkansas 9.82 to 12.32 ¢.

Southwest Arkansas E C C residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Southwest Arkansas E C C	Gap to Arkansas residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	10.30	+0.48	-2.35
2016	10.57	+0.65	-1.98
2017	11.01	+0.73	-1.88
2018	10.70	+0.89	-2.17
2019	10.51	+0.71	-2.50
2020	10.73	+0.32	-2.42
2021	11.64	+0.37	-2.02
2022	12.54	+0.49	-2.50
2023	11.52	-0.73	-4.48
2024	12.96	+0.64	-3.52

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Southwest Arkansas E C C SAIDI, 2015-2024

248 min in 2015, 190 in 2024.

Southwest Arkansas E C C SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Southwest Arkansas E C, no major events	Southwest Arkansas E C, all events
2015	248	318
2016	106	173
2017	118	196
2018	109	115
2019	143	199
2020	187	305
2021	351	493
2022	101	129
2023	252	452
2024	190	409

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 190.4 min

190.4 min, 1.91x the median reporter, rank 520 of 673.

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Company, no major events190.4
Company, with major events408.6

Southwest Arkansas E C C, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Southwest Arkansas E C C billed homes 10.30 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 12.96 ¢ in 2024, +25.9% in all, and tracked the Arkansas average (+25.5%) within 0.4 points. Southwest Arkansas E C C's sharpest move came in 2024, +12.5%. The latest year is the high at 12.96 ¢; the low was 10.30 ¢ (2015). 2024: +12.5% here, +0.6% for the Arkansas average. SAIDI at Southwest Arkansas E C C (major events excluded) fell from 248 minutes in 2015 to 190 in 2024, -23%; best year 2022 at 101. Against the national median, Southwest Arkansas E C C came in lower on SAIDI in 1 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 190 minutes, +91 from the median. 2021: 493 minutes with major events, 351 without, the widest gap of any year. Southwest Arkansas E C C has 8 cheaper and 4 higher-priced Arkansas peers among 13 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc, bills 12.86 ¢ (-0.10). Next higher-priced, Entergy Arkansas LLC, bills 12.97 ¢ (+0.01).

Pricier by 5.2% than Arkansas and slower to restore, at 190 minutes or 1.9 times the median.

Home accounts at Southwest Arkansas E C C went from 23,580 in 2015 to 24,879 in 2024, +5.5%. Business customers paid 0.86 times the home price in 2024 (11.19 against 12.96 ¢); the ratio was 0.88 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.79 in 2015 to 1.54 in 2024, between 1.04 and 1.79.

Outages and home price of Southwest Arkansas E C C (EIA utility 17671), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Southwest Arkansas E C C: 435 minutes in 2014, 190 in 2024, a drop of 56%. The low came in 2022 at 101, the high in 2014 at 435; 11 years were filed. The Arkansas median in 2024 was 168 minutes, so Southwest Arkansas E C C ran above it.

Home rates at Southwest Arkansas E C C went from 10.38 ¢ in 2013 to 12.96 ¢ in 2024 (+24.9%), which is 14.34 ¢ to 13.30 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−7.2%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,721 in 2013 and $1,596 in 2024. Of 29 Arkansas utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Southwest Arkansas E C C stood 20th cheapest (20th of 31 in 2013).

Southwest Arkansas E C C outage minutes a customer, 2014 to 2024: 190 in 2024

Southwest Arkansas E C C at 190 min in 2024 and the Arkansas median at 168.

Southwest Arkansas E C C home price since 2013: −7.2% after inflation

Southwest Arkansas E C C: 13.30 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 12.96 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Southwest Arkansas E C C, EIA utility 17671, year by year among Arkansas utilities

Southwest Arkansas E C C 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Southwest Arkansas	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Southwest Arka	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Southwest Arka	Arkansas median SAIDI
2013	10.38	14.34	20 of 31	–	–	–	–
2014	10.60	14.42	19 of 31	435	2.92	10 of 10	107
2015	10.30	13.99	19 of 31	248	1.79	10 of 11	124
2016	10.57	14.17	20 of 31	106	1.37	7 of 12	93
2017	11.01	14.46	19 of 31	118	1.04	7 of 13	118
2018	10.70	13.72	19 of 31	109	1.20	9 of 14	95
2019	10.51	13.24	18 of 35	143	1.43	8 of 14	118
2020	10.73	13.35	19 of 29	187	1.21	11 of 14	115
2021	11.64	13.83	17 of 29	351	1.49	15 of 15	117
2022	12.54	13.80	17 of 29	101	1.08	8 of 15	101
2023	11.52	12.17	11 of 29	252	1.72	12 of 15	166
2024	12.96	13.30	20 of 29	190	1.54	9 of 15	168

Southwest Arkansas E C C, EIA utility 17671: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Arkansas real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 27,8951.6% of Arkansas total
Residential accounts: 24,8791.7% of Arkansas homes
Commercial accounts: 3,01210.8% of the base
Residential rate: 12.96 ¢/kWhplace 9 of 13, +5.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 11.19 ¢/kWhplace 12 of 21, +9.3% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 190.4 minbetter than 23% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.541.52x the median
SAIDI with major events: 408.6 min53.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 1.3 MW122 installations
Counties served: 8Arkansas plus 2 more
Average residential use: 14,642 kWh/yr1,220 a month
Implied monthly bill: $158-$43 on the U.S. rate, 1,220 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +25.9%10.30 to 12.96 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: -23%248 min in 2015, 190 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Southwest Arkansas E C C

Southwest Arkansas E C C sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Arkansas ¢/kWh
Residential	24,879	12.96	+0.64
Commercial	3,012	11.19	+0.95

Year by year, Southwest Arkansas E C C

Year	Home accounts, Southwest Arkansas E C	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	23,580	10.30	9.03	0.88	248	1.79
2016	23,809	10.57	9.15	0.87	106	1.37
2017	23,996	11.01	9.62	0.87	118	1.04
2018	24,000	10.70	9.45	0.88	109	1.20
2019	23,983	10.51	8.73	0.83	143	1.43
2020	24,210	10.73	8.84	0.82	187	1.21
2021	24,393	11.64	9.91	0.85	351	1.49
2022	24,515	12.54	10.70	0.85	101	1.08
2023	24,709	11.52	9.29	0.81	252	1.72
2024	24,879	12.96	11.19	0.86	190	1.54

Peers of Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas, place 9 of 13 on home price

Utility near Southwest Arkansas E C C on price	SAIDI min, gap to Southwest Arkansas E C C	Home ¢, gap to Southwest Arkansas E C C	Gap % to Southwest Arkansas E C C	Accounts, Southwest Arkansas E C C = 1
6. Carroll Electric Coop Corp	-29	-0.71	-5.5%	3.88
7. First Electric Coop Corp	+0	-0.69	-5.3%	3.73
8. North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc	+53	-0.10	-0.8%	1.40
9. Southwest Arkansas E C C (this utility)	190	12.96	-	1.00
10. Entergy Arkansas LLC	+39	+0.01	+0.0%	26.27
11. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp	-107	+0.07	+0.5%	2.77
12. C & L Electric Coop Corp	No data	+0.30	+2.3%	0.80

Who buys Southwest Arkansas E C C's electricity

Class at Southwest Arkansas E C C	Accounts	Of Southwest Arkansas E C C accounts	Of Southwest Arkansas E C C MWh sold	kWh a year per Southwest Arkansas E C C account
Residential	24,879	89.2%	52.8%	14,642
Commercial	3,012	10.8%	20.2%	46,407
Industrial and other	4	0.01%	27.0%	46,559,000

Southwest Arkansas E C C among Arkansas cooperatives

Southwest Arkansas E C C and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Southwest Arkansas E C C	Home ¢, gap to Southwest Arkansas E C C	Accounts, Southwest Arkansas E C C = 1
1. Craighead Electric Coop Corp (AR)	-22	-0.97	1.18
2. Carroll Electric Coop Corp (AR)	-29	-0.71	3.88
3. First Electric Coop Corp (AR)	+0	-0.69	3.73
4. North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc (AR)	+53	-0.10	1.40
5. Southwest Arkansas E C C (AR, this utility)	190	12.96	1.00
6. Ozarks Electric Coop Corp (AR)	-107	+0.07	2.77
7. Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp (AR)	+7	+0.36	2.10

Southwest Arkansas E C C: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Southwest Arkansas E C C	Arkansas context	Southwest Arkansas E C C detail
Southwest Arkansas E C C home meters on AMI	100.0%	Arkansas 83.8%	24,879 of 24,879 meters
Homes with daily digital access	24,879	Arkansas figure not published	100% of the 24,879 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Southwest Arkansas E C C homes	Not on file	3 of 7 Arkansas utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Southwest Arkansas E C C
Net-metered installations	122	98% residential	4.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 10.5 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Southwest Arkansas E C C

kWh	Share of a 1,220 kWh month	Cost a month at 12.96 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	20%	$32.40	-$8.80	$389
500	41%	$64.81	-$17.59	$778
750	61%	$97.21	-$26.39	$1,167
1,000	82%	$129.62	-$35.18	$1,555
1,500	123%	$194.43	-$52.77	$2,333
2,000	164%	$259.24	-$70.36	$3,111

Outage record, Southwest Arkansas E C C

Measure, Southwest Arkansas E	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	190.4	408.6	3.17 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.538	2.209	0.65 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	123.8	185.0	2.06 h

Territory of Southwest Arkansas E C C

8 Arkansas counties plus 2 other states, region not reported:

Arkansas other states: 11 of 11 counties of Southwest Arkansas E C C drawn

Southwest Arkansas E C C: 11 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Little River
Miller
Polk
Sevier

Questions on Southwest Arkansas E C C

How big is Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas, by customer accounts?

27,895 accounts in 2024: residential 24,879, commercial 3,012, industrial 4.

How many cents per kWh does Southwest Arkansas E C C charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 12.96 cents; against the Arkansas average that is +5.2%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Southwest Arkansas E C C?

SAIDI 190.4 min and SAIFI 1.54 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.91, CAIDI 124 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Southwest Arkansas E C C?

122 installations with 1.3 MW, of which residential installations number 119.

What would a typical Southwest Arkansas E C C home pay each month?

1,220 kWh at 12.96 cents comes to about $158, energy only.

Is Southwest Arkansas E C C cheaper than other Arkansas utilities?

Rank 9 of 13 in Arkansas on price, +5.2% against the state average; 8 charge less than 12.96 ¢.

How much of the Southwest Arkansas E C C load is business?

Homes take 52.8% of 690,283 MWh, commercial accounts 20.2%, industrial and other 27.0%; the 3,012 commercial accounts use 46,407 kWh each, 3.2 times a home.

Does Southwest Arkansas E C C have smart meters or TOU rates?

24,879 of 24,879 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Southwest Arkansas E C C reports no home time-of-use rate; 3 of 7 Arkansas filers do.

Since 2015, has Southwest Arkansas E C C become cheaper than other Arkansas utilities?

9th cheapest of 11 in 2015, 9th of 13 in 2024; its price rose 25.9% while Arkansas rose 25.5%.

How does Southwest Arkansas E C C compare with 6 similar utilities?

Place 5 of 7 on home price at 12.96 ¢ (Arkansas cooperatives); median 12.86 ¢, cheapest member 11.99 ¢.

What did Southwest Arkansas E C C charge homes in 2025?

13.93 cents per kWh, +7.5% on the 12.96 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Southwest Arkansas E C C at 12.96 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Entergy Arkansas LLCArkansas, 12.97 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above
City of NapervilleIllinois, 12.98 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Florida Keys El Coop Assn, IncFlorida, 12.94 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ below
Cumberland Elec Member CorpTennessee, 12.99 ¢/kWh, 0.03 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

4 home plan records, energy charges: 8.2 to 10.9 ¢/kWh.

Tiered: 4, e.g. Single Phase Rural Service-Residential

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas: 12.96 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas: 12.96 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas: 12.96 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Southwest Arkansas E C C in Arkansas: 12.96 ¢ home rates, SAIDI and solar, the state price average