City of Bentonville electricity rates
City of Bentonville charges an average of 11.65 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $111 a month using 954 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility SWPP Arkansas
Where City of Bentonville sits
It is a smaller system, serving 25,103 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 11.65¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Arkansas, 18.9% under the statewide average of 14.36¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 954 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bentonville | 11.65¢ | $111 | 954 |
| Arkansas average | 14.36¢ | $138 | 1,045 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Bentonville delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Arkansas.
- Benton
Rooftop solar on this system
413 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 10.33 megawatts. That works out to 16.5 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.
Other Arkansas utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entergy Arkansas LLC | 12.97¢ | $137 | 608,362 |
| Southwestern Electric Power Co | 11.53¢ | $98 | 108,102 |
| Craighead Electric Coop Corp | 11.99¢ | $152 | 25,326 |
| Southwest Arkansas E C C | 12.96¢ | $158 | 24,879 |
| C & L Electric Coop Corp | 13.26¢ | $139 | 20,000 |
City of Bentonville rates: common questions
How much does City of Bentonville charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 11.65 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -18.9% against the Arkansas average of 14.36¢ and -36.8% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Bentonville bill?
$111 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 954 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Bentonville?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Bentonville expensive compared with other Arkansas utilities?
It ranks #17 of the 28 Arkansas utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1097 of 1369.