Electricity in Arkansas
Where Does Electricity Come From?
There are a number of ways to produce electricity. The most common methods include using coal or natural gas at generation facilities to generate electricity.
Why Does This Matter to Me?
When the costs of fuels increase – and they have skyrocketed recently – it can trigger a “fuel adder” charge on your bill to cover the extra costs incurred by your local electric cooperative to deliver power to you.
The Fuel Adder
Perhaps explaining what a fuel adder is will help answer the question better. A fuel adder surcharge is implemented when the cost of producing electricity increases. Your electric cooperative must add the temporarily high surcharge to your bill to cover the additional costs of generating electricity.
Good question. The rising costs of fuel, primarily natural gas, that is used to generate electricity is the primary driver behind rising electricity costs.
Unfortunately, no. As a not-for-profit organization, you can rest assured your local electric cooperative will never make a profit off of our members’ added burden. By law, a fuel adder must go directly toward covering the added costs. Nothing more, nothing less.
While our state often benefits from a low cost of living, energy prices are rising nationwide. For some natural gas and propane users, their energy bill will increase at a higher rate. For members like you, your electric cooperative has a proven record of managing costs to keep rates as low as possible. That commitment to you will never change.
Contact your electric cooperative for energy-saving tips on keeping your electric costs down. It takes working together to make the best use of resources. As your friendly, local cooperative, we do everything in our power to provide safe, reliable electricity and service to you.
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