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Salt River Project electricity rates

What homes pay Salt River Project for electricity, from EIA.

Public power district utility, 1,087,528 homes in Arizona. EIA lists it as Salt River Project.

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Average price
14.1¢ a kWh
Up 2.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$166 a month
Up 3.0% on a year ago
Average use
1,179 kWh
A month. Arizona 1,054 kWh
Price rank in Arizona
5 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Salt River Project homes paid 14.1¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Arizona.

Salt River Project vs Arizona

Salt River ProjectArizona
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.1¢15.4¢
Price in August 202613.8¢15.1¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$166$162
Bill in August 2026$282$269
Average monthly use1,179 kWh1,054 kWh
Price change, past year+2.2%+1.7%
Price change since 2019+21%+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