Electricity

The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, a generation and transmission cooperative and statewide cooperative association headquartered in Little Rock, serves more than 460,000 homes, businesses and industries across the state, including the two largest electric loads in Arkansas. The electric cooperatives’ service territory encompasses more than 62 percent of the state’s land area, serving in 74 of the 75 counties. The cooperatives own more than 2,900 megawatts of generation capacity – a diverse mix of hydroelectric stations on the Arkansas River to oil/gas fired plants, low-sulfur coal-fired plants, and a combustion turbine generating facility. First Electric Cooperative Corp. is the distribution cooperative that serves the outlying area surrounding Greater Little Rock.

While the primary mission of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas is to deliver low-cost electricity to its member/owners, the cooperatives also promote economic development. This development work goes beyond the boundaries of the cooperatives’ assigned service territories and works to bring jobs through new industries or expansion of present industries across the state. The cooperatives are very active in local communities, having been instrumental in the development and enhancement of rural infrastructure programs involving fire protection, water systems and highways. For information on the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, call 501.570.2274.

Entergy Corporation is a major integrated energy company engaged in power production, distribution operations, and related diversified services, serving about 2.6 million customers. Entergy Arkansas, headquartered in Little Rock, serves 667,000 customers in 63 Arkansas counties – 563,000 residential, 83,000 commercial/governmental, and 21,000 industrial.

Entergy Arkansas has 5,000 megawatts of generating capability. The source of this generating capacity is fossil, nuclear, gas and hydro. Entergy’s nuclear units rank in the top quartile of the U.S. nuclear industry-based operating and safety performance.

Entergy’s Office of Economic Development (Teamwork Arkansas) works with the Little Rock region to expand the business and industrial base and improve quality of life. Teamwork Arkansas is fully staffed with professional economic developers recruiting industry and managing community development projects. Economic development activities include site location assistance, Arkansas buildings and Select Sites promotions, economic development training, community and economic development consulting, and community research and economic development assistance through the Community Resource Center.

For economic development information or assistance, call 888.301.5861 or 501.377.4434 or visit www.TeamworkArkansas.com. For Entergy customer service or new service, call 800.ENTERGY.

North Little Rock Electric Department purchases power at wholesale rates from Duke Energy, putting the North Little Rock metropolitan area in the enviable position of having utilities in ample supply.

In 1988, the city constructed a hydro-electric plant on the Arkansas River. The plant’s low head water turbines were at the time of construction the largest in operation anywhere in the world. The plant’s two generators are capable of generating 39 megawatts of power at peak capacity, enabling the city to furnish 25 percent of its electricity requirements.

The City has a 10 percent year-round discount for residential and small business service. During the months of June, July, August and September, the discount is doubled to 20 percent.