NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Electricity prices in Arizona

What homes in Arizona pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
15.4¢ a kWh
Up 1.7% on a year ago
Average bill
$162 a month
Up 1.8% on a year ago
Average use
1,054 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
30 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Arizona homes paid 15.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Arizona vs the US

ArizonaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.4¢18.0¢
Price in August 202615.1¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$162$158
Bill in August 2026$269$209
Average monthly use1,054 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+1.7%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+24%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Utilities in Arizona

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 95% of homes in Arizona; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Arizona Public ServiceInvestor-owned17.1¢+0.9%$1711,313,477
Salt River ProjectPublic power district14.1¢+2.2%$1661,087,528
Tucson Electric PowerInvestor-owned14.9¢-0.4%$119417,921
UNS ElectricInvestor-owned13.9¢-18%$12395,984
Trico Electric CooperativeCooperative15.2¢+6.8%$14354,665
Mohave Electric CooperativeCooperative12.0¢+8.8%$11442,088
Navajo Tribal Utility AuthorityState17.4¢+4.6%$8227,289