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Arizona Public Service electricity rates

What homes pay Arizona Public Service for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,313,477 homes in Arizona. EIA lists it as Arizona Public Service Co.

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Average price
17.1¢ a kWh
Up 0.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$171 a month
Up 1.5% on a year ago
Average use
999 kWh
A month. Arizona 1,054 kWh
Price rank in Arizona
2 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Arizona Public Service homes paid 17.1¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Arizona.

Arizona Public Service vs Arizona

Arizona Public ServiceArizona
Average price, 12 months to August 202617.1¢15.4¢
Price in August 202616.9¢15.1¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$171$162
Bill in August 2026$291$269
Average monthly use999 kWh1,054 kWh
Price change, past year+0.9%+1.7%
Price change since 2019+26%+24%

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.

Up to and including August 2026