Craighead Electric Coop Corp
Cooperative electric utility · Arkansas · #495 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #4509
Craighead Electric Coop Corp is a cooperative electric utility serving 33,672 customers in Arkansas. In 2025 it sold 615 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $79.03M in revenue, an average realized rate of 12.85¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 12.46¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 8 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 | 25,180 | 406 | $50.61M | 12.46¢ | |
| Commercial | 6,474 | 93.1 | $12.74M | 13.68¢ | |
| Industrial | 2,018 | 116 | $15.69M | 13.58¢ | |
| Total | 33,672 | 615 | $79.03M | 12.85¢ |
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 (1,344 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31,931 | 593 | $68.60M | 11.24¢ |
| 2022 | 31,203 | 569 | $72.87M | 12.36¢ |
| 2023 | 31,788 | 565 | $71.40M | 12.19¢ |
| 2024 | 32,805 | 579 | $71.89M | 11.99¢ |
| 2025 | 33,672 | 615 | $79.03M | 12.46¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 500 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 3.31 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 151 minutes
As reported for Arkansas under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 647 GWh
Winter peak demand: 165 MW
Energy losses: 4.8% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 33,672 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 163 installations, 5.4 MW of capacity
Counties served
Craighead, ARCrittenden, ARGreene, ARIndependence, ARLawrence, ARPoinsett, ARRandolph, ARSharp, 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 #4509 in the EIA frame.