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Utility programUpdated October 2026

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), an AEP subsidiary, serves approximately 554,134 customers across parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. The utility offers a $250 residential Level 2 EVSE rebate available in all three states (funded, first-come first-served), an optional residential time-of-use rate (Rate Schedule 41, RTOU) and a residential PEV submeter rider (Rate Schedule 42) in Arkansas, and Louisiana residential TOU, residential PEV, and commercial PEV pilots (LPSC Docket R-35136, effective February 2025). A Public Electric Vehicle Charging Facility Service pilot (Rate Schedule 43) is filed in Arkansas. No managed-charging program has been confirmed.

At a glance

Investor-owned
Serves
Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
Customers
554,134
EV rate plan
Yes
EVSE rebate
Yes
Managed-charging program
–
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EV time-of-use rate plans

Residential Time of Use, RTOU (Rate Schedule 41)

Verified Oct 2026

Peak
Super on-peak 3:01 PM - 7:00 PM daily, May through September; on-peak 5:01 AM - 3:00 PM and 7:01 PM - 11:00 PM in those months, and 5:01 AM - 11:00 PM October through April
18.4¢/kWh
Off-peak
11:01 PM - 5:00 AM every day, year-round
2.6¢/kWh

Available on a voluntary basis to SWEPCO Arkansas residential customers with an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter, offered on a pilot basis that SWEPCO may withdraw with one year's notice. Customers on this rate cannot take net metering or operate distributed generation. A first-year Best Bill provision is available on request. Customer charge $17.97 per month; summer on-peak energy 12.5 cents and October through April on-peak 10.92 cents per kWh.

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Residential Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Rider (Rate Schedule 42, Arkansas)

Verified Oct 2026

Peak
On-peak PEV usage (all hours outside 11:01 PM - 5:00 AM Central) is billed at normal Residential Service rates with no adjustment
Varies
Off-peak
11:01 PM - 5:00 AM Central, every day
Varies

Voluntary pilot rider for SWEPCO Arkansas customers on the Residential Service or Electric Heating Appliance Residential Service schedules with an AMI meter. A dedicated PEV submeter ($7.73 per month second-meter charge) measures EV charging, and all off-peak PEV kWh earn a credit of 3.106 cents per kWh; on-peak PEV usage is billed at normal RS charges. Not available with distributed generation or Arkansas net metering. Participation may be limited by AMI availability.

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Residential Service Time-of-Use Pilot (Louisiana)

Verified Oct 2026

Peak
Super on-peak 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM daily, May through October billing cycles; on-peak 5:00 AM - 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM in summer, and 5:00 AM - 11:00 PM November through April
16.0¢/kWh
Off-peak
11:00 PM - 5:00 AM every day, year-round
3.2¢/kWh

Voluntary pilot for SWEPCO Louisiana residential customers with an AMI meter (LPSC Docket R-35136, effective February 2025). Off-peak energy is 3.18 cents per kWh in both seasons; the 16.04 cent rate is the summer super on-peak, with summer on-peak at 10.95 cents and winter on-peak at 9.27 cents, plus a $9.50 customer charge. Not available with net metering or distributed generation. SWEPCO may limit participation based on AMI availability and may withdraw the pilot with one year's notice.

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Residential Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Rider (Louisiana)

Verified Oct 2026

Peak
On-peak PEV usage (all hours outside 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM) is billed at standard Residential Service rates with no adjustment
Varies
Off-peak
11:00 PM - 5:00 AM Central, every day
Varies

Voluntary pilot rider for SWEPCO Louisiana customers on the standard Residential Service schedule with an AMI meter (LPSC Docket R-35136, effective February 2025). A dedicated PEV submeter ($6.88 per month second-meter charge) measures EV charging, and all off-peak PEV kWh earn a credit of 4.28 cents per kWh; on-peak PEV usage is billed at normal RS charges. Not available with net metering or distributed generation.

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General Service Plug-In Electric Vehicle Pilot (Louisiana)

Verified Oct 2026

Peak
6:00 AM - 11:00 PM daily
10.9¢/kWh
Off-peak
11:00 PM - 6:00 AM daily
4.1¢/kWh

Voluntary pilot for commercial and industrial customers on the General Service tariff whose metered usage is solely EV charging, including stand-alone PEV service, with a $27.00 monthly customer charge (LPSC Docket R-35136, effective February 2025). Not available with distributed generation. SWEPCO may withdraw the pilot with one year's notice.

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Residential EVSE rebates

Level 2 Home EV Charging Station Rebate

$250

Available to SWEPCO residential customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas who own or rent a single-family home and install an ENERGY STAR-certified Level 2 EV charging station. Rebates are funded and available on a first-come, first-served basis while funding lasts. The charger must be installed before applying. In Louisiana and Texas the application and receipt (dated on or after January 1 of the current year) are due within 30 days of installation and setup, the limit is two chargers per service address, and the rebate is paid as a prepaid Visa card. Arkansas customers apply through a separate application site, and SWEPCO's rules page lists no Arkansas terms.

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SWEPCO offers an optional residential time-of-use rate in Arkansas, Rate Schedule 41 (RTOU), approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission on February 4, 2026 in Docket 25-003-U and offered on a pilot basis. From May through September, super on-peak is 3:01 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily at 18.39 cents per kWh, on-peak (5:01 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 7:01 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) is 12.5 cents, and off-peak (11:01 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.) is 2.634 cents. From October through April, on-peak runs 5:01 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. at 10.92 cents and off-peak is 2.634 cents. The customer charge is $17.97 per month, before fuel and tax adjustments. Enrollment requires an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meter, SWEPCO reserves the right to limit participation based on AMI availability, and customers on this rate cannot take net metering. A first-year Best Bill provision credits the difference if a standard residential tariff would have cost less. In Louisiana, SWEPCO's filed tariff book (July 30, 2026 edition) carries three EV-relevant pilots, all effective February 2025 under LPSC Docket R-35136: a voluntary Residential Service Time-of-Use Pilot with off-peak energy at 3.18 cents per kWh from 11pm to 5am year-round (summer super on-peak 16.04 cents from 3pm to 7pm, a $9.50 customer charge, AMI meter required), a Residential PEV Rider that credits 4.28 cents per kWh on submetered off-peak EV charging for a $6.88 monthly second-meter charge, and a General Service PEV Pilot for commercial EV charging at 4.095 cents off-peak and 10.9 cents on-peak with a $27.00 customer charge. SWEPCO's EV page lists no EV-specific rate for Texas.

A $250 rebate is available to SWEPCO residential customers who own or rent a single-family home and install an ENERGY STAR-certified Level 2 EV charging station. The rebate is funded on a first-come, first-served basis while funding lasts, and applies in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. SWEPCO's rules page says there is no multifamily rebate; the program is limited to single-family homes. The rebate does not require enrollment in any particular rate plan, so it can be combined with the optional TOU rate in Arkansas.

SWEPCO is a vertically integrated investor-owned utility regulated by three separate state commissions: the Arkansas Public Service Commission, the Louisiana Public Service Commission, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Its Texas service territory sits outside the ERCOT grid and operates under SPP (Southwest Power Pool), which means Texas customers deal directly with SWEPCO for rates rather than choosing a competitive retail provider. SWEPCO's Arkansas rate book also carries Rate Schedule 42, a residential PEV submeter rider that credits 3.106 cents per kWh of off-peak EV charging for a $7.73 monthly second-meter charge, and Rate Schedule 43, a pilot for commercially operated public EV charging stations. The Louisiana tariff book lists no public charging facility rate.

Service territory

Arkansas

  • Benton
  • Carroll
  • Hempstead
  • Howard
  • Lafayette
  • Little River
  • Logan
  • Miller
  • Pike
  • Polk
  • Scott
  • Sebastian
  • Sevier
  • Washington

Louisiana

  • Bienville
  • Bossier
  • Caddo
  • DeSoto
  • Grant
  • Natchitoches
  • Red River
  • Sabine
  • Vernon
  • Webster
  • Winn

Texas

  • Bowie
  • Camp
  • Cass
  • Childress
  • Collingsworth
  • Donley
  • Franklin
  • Gray
  • Gregg
  • Hall
  • Harrison
  • Hopkins
  • Marion
  • Morris
  • Panola
  • Rains
  • Red River
  • Rusk
  • Shelby
  • Smith
  • Titus
  • Upshur
  • Van Zandt
  • Wheeler
  • Wood

Cost to charge

Cost to charge an EV in Arkansas →

Cost to charge an EV in Louisiana →

Cost to charge an EV in Texas →

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Entergy Louisiana, LLC →

AEP Texas →

State guides

EV charging in Arkansas →

EV charging in Louisiana →

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Sources

Federal and state-level program details are tracked at DSIRE.

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