Bentonville electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Bentonville houses and what a typical house uses: about 954.06 kWh of electricity and 42 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: City of Bentonville Electric Utilities
City of Bentonville residential electric, effective with bills due on or after January 1, 2026: $17.20 monthly facilities charge (the minimum bill), 9.002 cents per kWh on November-April bills and 10.717 cents on May-October bills. A 5% franchise fee is a separate line item, and a monthly Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) line passes through changes in the cost of power from the city's provider, SWEPCO.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $18.06 a month |
| Per kWh | 10.35¢ |
Gas: Black Hills Energy Arkansas
Black Hills Energy Arkansas residential rates, updated October 2026: $15.51 customer charge per month; delivery $0.7431 per Ccf and cost of gas $0.387957 per Ccf, plus energy efficiency ($0.048894), safety and integrity ($0.025111) and Generating Ark Jobs Act ($0.00274) riders per Ccf. Black Hills lists Bentonville's franchise tax as 4%.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $16.13 a month |
| Per therm | $1.2113 |
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Sources
- City of Bentonville, Power Cost Adjustment
- Black Hills Energy Arkansas rates, October 2026
- Black Hills Energy Arkansas tariffs (franchise taxes by community)
- EIA Arkansas natural gas consumption
- EIA Arkansas natural gas consumers
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.