POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · AR
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Arkansas
4 data-center projects on file — 1.1 GW of nameplate capacity, $1.0B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$156
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
39.8%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#47
of 51
Among the cheapest in the country
10yr rate climb
+39%
#26 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
3.46 GW
· natural gas
Union Power Station · Union County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Arkansas · residential · latest
12.73¢/kWh
↑ +9.4% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Arkansas · residential · 2026 YTD avg
12.54¢/kWh
↑ +9.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Arkansas's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
ARKANSAS · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
5.13 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
1.2 GW of new generation came online in Arkansas over the last 18 months; another 1.7 GW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 522 MW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 1.1 GW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: Jefferson Power Station (Jefferson County) — 730 MW of natural gas, first online 2029-11. On the way out: Lake Catherine — 522 MW of natural gas, retiring 2027-06.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
§ 04
Data-center load
4 projects
Projects on file
4
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
1.10 GW
≈ 5 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$1.0B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 06
Industry money in Arkansas
1 PAC active
Tracked super PACs that have spent in races for federal seats in Arkansas this cycle. Crypto, AI, and energy-aligned committees are surfaced separately so the industry source of each dollar is legible.
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
CRYPTOFairshake affiliate (GOP-leaning)
FOR
$836k
AGAINST
—
FILINGS
12
§ 07
Follow the money in Arkansas
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in AR
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.