Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR)
Municipal electric utility · Arkansas · #907 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #14446
Paragould Municipal Utilities (AR) is a municipal electric utility serving 14,559 customers in Arkansas. In 2025 it sold 580 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $45.85M in revenue, an average realized rate of 7.90¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 8.99¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12,647 | 210 | $18.85M | 8.99¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,873 | 89.1 | $7.94M | 8.91¢ | |
| Industrial | 39 | 281 | $19.06M | 6.77¢ | |
| Total | 14,559 | 580 | $45.85M | 7.90¢ |
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 (1,382 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14,098 | 583 | $42.56M | 8.13¢ |
| 2022 | 14,211 | 572 | $48.41M | 9.24¢ |
| 2023 | 14,317 | 564 | $52.69M | 10.35¢ |
| 2024 | 14,443 | 578 | $48.06M | 9.48¢ |
| 2025 | 14,559 | 580 | $45.85M | 8.99¢ |
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 3.6 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 592 GWh
Winter peak demand: 135 MW
Energy losses: 2.3% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.0% of 14,559 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 17 installations, 0.3 MW of capacity
Counties served
Greene, 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 #14446 in the EIA frame.