City Water and Light Plant - (AR)
Municipal electric utility · Arkansas · #414 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #9879
City Water and Light Plant - (AR) is a municipal electric utility serving 40,997 customers in Arkansas. In 2025 it sold 1,438 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $94.75M in revenue, an average realized rate of 6.59¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 7.14¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,335 | 533 | $38.06M | 7.14¢ | |
| Commercial | 5,623 | 326 | $24.04M | 7.37¢ | |
| Industrial | 39 | 579 | $32.65M | 5.64¢ | |
| Total | 40,997 | 1,438 | $94.75M | 6.59¢ |
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 (1,258 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39,176 | 1,395 | $87.60M | 6.83¢ |
| 2022 | 39,720 | 1,404 | $110.87M | 8.50¢ |
| 2023 | 40,224 | 1,367 | $99.77M | 7.90¢ |
| 2024 | 40,667 | 1,405 | $84.68M | 6.63¢ |
| 2025 | 40,997 | 1,438 | $94.75M | 7.14¢ |
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 1,005 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 608 GWh
Winter peak demand: 290 MW
Energy losses: 3.6% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 93.6% of 40,997 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 61 installations, 0.8 MW of capacity
Counties served
Craighead, 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 of North Little Rock - (AR) - 40,750 customers, residential 12.49¢
- North Arkansas Elec Coop, Inc - 39,225 customers, residential 14.17¢
- Conway Corporation - 34,677 customers, residential 9.49¢
All Arkansas utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #9879 in the EIA frame.