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Cooling · Arkansas

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Ceiling Fan in Arkansas?

The short answer

A typical 50W ceiling fan costs about $0.01 per hour to run in Arkansas, or $1.74 a month at 8 hours a day.

The estimate uses Arkansas’s average residential electricity price of 14.3¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 22% below the national average.

Source: U.S. EIA, July 2026 data · Updated

Ceiling Fan cost by daily use in Arkansas

Cost at 14.3¢/kWh, the Arkansas average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 1.5 $0.01 $0.22 $2.62
2 hours/day 3.0 $0.01 $0.44 $5.23
4 hours/day 6.1 $0.03 $0.87 $10.46
8 hours/day 12.2 $0.06 $1.74 $20.92
12 hours/day 18.3 $0.09 $2.62 $31.38
24 hours/day 36.5 $0.17 $5.23 $62.77

Arkansas vs other states

At typical use, a ceiling fan costs $20.92 a year in Arkansas — $49.16 less than in Hawaii and $2.35 more than in Louisiana.

Arkansas has the 9th-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. Arkansas electricity rates · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Arkansas

14.3¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +8.1% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a ceiling fan

Ceiling fans don't lower the room temperature; they make you feel 3–4°F cooler through wind-chill on your skin. That is why they save money only when you also raise the thermostat. A standard AC-motor fan uses 50–90W on high, while efficient DC-motor fans use 15–35W. Running a fan in an empty room just wastes electricity.

  • Turn fans off when you leave the room — they cool people, not spaces.
  • Raise the AC thermostat by 3–4°F when the fan is running.
  • In winter, reverse the direction (clockwise) on low to push warm air down from the ceiling.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a ceiling fan for 24 hours in Arkansas?

Running a 50W ceiling fan for 24 hours uses about 1.20 kWh, which costs about $0.17 at Arkansas’s average rate of 14.3¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a ceiling fan use per month?

At 8 hours a day, a typical ceiling fan uses about 12.2 kWh a month. In Arkansas that costs $1.74.

Is it expensive to run a ceiling fan in Arkansas?

Arkansas has the 9th-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 14.3¢/kWh — one of the cheapest. Running a ceiling fan here costs about $20.92 a year at typical use, compared with $26.73 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Arkansas right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Arkansas was 14.3¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 8.1% from a year earlier.

Is it cheaper to run a ceiling fan or AC?

A ceiling fan uses roughly 1–3% of the power of central AC. Using fans to raise your thermostat a few degrees is one of the easiest ways to cut summer bills.

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