City of Bentonville - (AR)
Municipal electric utility · Arkansas · #592 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #1586
City of Bentonville - (AR) is a municipal electric utility serving 26,295 customers in Arkansas. In 2025 it sold 795 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $79.31M in revenue, an average realized rate of 9.98¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 11.77¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 22,559 | 294 | $34.54M | 11.77¢ | |
| Commercial | 3,736 | 501 | $44.77M | 8.93¢ | |
| Total | 26,295 | 795 | $79.31M | 9.98¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,084 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26,563 | 672 | $66.85M | 11.43¢ |
| 2022 | 27,118 | 697 | $69.31M | 11.41¢ |
| 2023 | 27,802 | 693 | $70.61M | 11.87¢ |
| 2024 | 29,024 | 736 | $74.04M | 11.65¢ |
| 2025 | 26,295 | 795 | $79.31M | 11.77¢ |
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 799 GWh
Winter peak demand: 151 MW
Energy losses: 0.6% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 26,295 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 436 installations, 15.8 MW of capacity
Counties served
Benton, AR
Other large utilities in Arkansas
- Entergy Arkansas LLC - 737,063 customers, residential 13.36¢
- Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR) - 125,120 customers, residential 13.43¢
- First Electric Coop Corp - 105,652 customers, residential 12.93¢
- Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR) - 92,623 customers, residential 13.88¢
- Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp - 64,000 customers, residential 14.09¢
- City Water and Light Plant - (AR) - 40,997 customers, residential 7.14¢
- City of North Little Rock - (AR) - 40,750 customers, residential 12.49¢
- North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc - 39,225 customers, residential 14.17¢
All Arkansas utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #1586 in the EIA frame.