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Solar in Arkansas

Across Arkansas, homeowners pay about 9.5¢/kWh and a typical 6 kW system pays back in roughly 16 years after the 30% federal tax credit.

State avg rate 9.5¢/kWh
Typical payback 16yrs
Best Solar Value Low

Counties in Arkansas

Clay County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,364 kWh/yr
$902/yr 14 yr payback
Jackson County
10.3¢/kWh · 8,568 kWh/yr
$885/yr 14.2 yr payback
Pike County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,112 kWh/yr
$874/yr 14.4 yr payback
Randolph County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,118 kWh/yr
$875/yr 14.4 yr payback
Desha County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,772 kWh/yr
$866/yr 14.5 yr payback
Phillips County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,904 kWh/yr
$859/yr 14.7 yr payback
Lincoln County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,616 kWh/yr
$850/yr 14.8 yr payback
Arkansas County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,736 kWh/yr
$843/yr 14.9 yr payback
Sharp County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,370 kWh/yr
$843/yr 14.9 yr payback
Chicot County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,706 kWh/yr
$840/yr 15 yr payback
Cleveland County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,496 kWh/yr
$839/yr 15 yr payback
Jefferson County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,688 kWh/yr
$838/yr 15 yr payback
Lee County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,706 kWh/yr
$840/yr 15 yr payback
Crittenden County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,604 kWh/yr
$830/yr 15.2 yr payback
Cross County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,574 kWh/yr
$827/yr 15.2 yr payback
Prairie County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,598 kWh/yr
$830/yr 15.2 yr payback
Fulton County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,166 kWh/yr
$822/yr 15.3 yr payback
Monroe County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,526 kWh/yr
$822/yr 15.3 yr payback
Poinsett County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,508 kWh/yr
$823/yr 15.3 yr payback
St. Francis County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,550 kWh/yr
$824/yr 15.3 yr payback
Faulkner County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,466 kWh/yr
$817/yr 15.4 yr payback
Greene County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,472 kWh/yr
$819/yr 15.4 yr payback
Independence County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,472 kWh/yr
$818/yr 15.4 yr payback
Lonoke County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,502 kWh/yr
$820/yr 15.4 yr payback
Nevada County
10.2¢/kWh · 8,016 kWh/yr
$818/yr 15.4 yr payback
Pulaski County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,478 kWh/yr
$818/yr 15.4 yr payback
Lawrence County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,388 kWh/yr
$811/yr 15.5 yr payback
Mississippi County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,430 kWh/yr
$813/yr 15.5 yr payback
Woodruff County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,424 kWh/yr
$812/yr 15.5 yr payback
Clark County
10.2¢/kWh · 7,914 kWh/yr
$808/yr 15.6 yr payback
Cleburne County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,334 kWh/yr
$808/yr 15.6 yr payback
Izard County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,028 kWh/yr
$808/yr 15.6 yr payback
Baxter County
10.1¢/kWh · 7,968 kWh/yr
$802/yr 15.7 yr payback
Boone County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,316 kWh/yr
$802/yr 15.7 yr payback
Grant County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,154 kWh/yr
$805/yr 15.7 yr payback
Ashley County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,250 kWh/yr
$796/yr 15.8 yr payback
Conway County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,250 kWh/yr
$796/yr 15.8 yr payback
Bradley County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,202 kWh/yr
$791/yr 15.9 yr payback
Calhoun County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,034 kWh/yr
$793/yr 15.9 yr payback
Drew County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,232 kWh/yr
$794/yr 15.9 yr payback
Saline County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,166 kWh/yr
$791/yr 15.9 yr payback
White County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,220 kWh/yr
$793/yr 15.9 yr payback
Lafayette County
9.3¢/kWh · 8,466 kWh/yr
$786/yr 16 yr payback
Stone County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,142 kWh/yr
$786/yr 16 yr payback
Howard County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,052 kWh/yr
$783/yr 16.1 yr payback
Perry County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,046 kWh/yr
$782/yr 16.1 yr payback
Van Buren County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$784/yr 16.1 yr payback
Carroll County
9.1¢/kWh · 8,586 kWh/yr
$780/yr 16.2 yr payback
Dallas County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,064 kWh/yr
$778/yr 16.2 yr payback
Garland County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,070 kWh/yr
$779/yr 16.2 yr payback
Johnson County
9.5¢/kWh · 8,178 kWh/yr
$778/yr 16.2 yr payback
Marion County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,076 kWh/yr
$779/yr 16.2 yr payback
Searcy County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,046 kWh/yr
$780/yr 16.2 yr payback
Sebastian County
9.3¢/kWh · 8,352 kWh/yr
$777/yr 16.2 yr payback
Columbia County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,022 kWh/yr
$774/yr 16.3 yr payback
Hot Spring County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,010 kWh/yr
$773/yr 16.3 yr payback
Ouachita County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,004 kWh/yr
$772/yr 16.3 yr payback
Yell County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,016 kWh/yr
$774/yr 16.3 yr payback
Montgomery County
9.7¢/kWh · 7,980 kWh/yr
$770/yr 16.4 yr payback
Union County
9.7¢/kWh · 7,962 kWh/yr
$768/yr 16.4 yr payback
Pope County
9.7¢/kWh · 7,920 kWh/yr
$764/yr 16.5 yr payback
Newton County
9.1¢/kWh · 8,196 kWh/yr
$745/yr 16.9 yr payback
Little River County
8.6¢/kWh · 8,586 kWh/yr
$738/yr 17.1 yr payback
Crawford County
8.5¢/kWh · 8,520 kWh/yr
$724/yr 17.4 yr payback
Hempstead County
8.6¢/kWh · 8,388 kWh/yr
$725/yr 17.4 yr payback
Miller County
8.6¢/kWh · 8,412 kWh/yr
$723/yr 17.4 yr payback
Scott County
8.8¢/kWh · 8,226 kWh/yr
$725/yr 17.4 yr payback
Benton County
8.4¢/kWh · 8,544 kWh/yr
$718/yr 17.5 yr payback
Polk County
9.0¢/kWh · 7,986 kWh/yr
$718/yr 17.5 yr payback
Washington County
8.5¢/kWh · 8,436 kWh/yr
$720/yr 17.5 yr payback
Madison County
8.5¢/kWh · 8,370 kWh/yr
$714/yr 17.6 yr payback
Franklin County
8.5¢/kWh · 8,298 kWh/yr
$705/yr 17.9 yr payback
Logan County
8.5¢/kWh · 8,124 kWh/yr
$691/yr 18.2 yr payback
Sevier County
8.3¢/kWh · 8,094 kWh/yr
$669/yr 18.8 yr payback
Craighead County
7.9¢/kWh · 8,436 kWh/yr
$666/yr 18.9 yr payback
Figures are modeled estimates from NREL PVWatts v8 + EIA. Not affiliated with NREL, DOE or EIA · not financial advice. Last updated June 2026.