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Trico Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Trico Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 54,665 homes in Arizona. EIA lists it as Trico Electric Cooperative Inc.

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Average price
15.2¢ a kWh
Up 6.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$143 a month
Up 6.2% on a year ago
Average use
940 kWh
A month. Arizona 1,054 kWh
Price rank in Arizona
3 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Trico Electric Cooperative homes paid 15.2¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Arizona.

Trico Electric Cooperative vs Arizona

Trico Electric CooperativeArizona
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.2¢15.4¢
Price in August 202614.8¢15.1¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$143$162
Bill in August 2026$232$269
Average monthly use940 kWh1,054 kWh
Price change, past year+6.8%+1.7%
Price change since 2019+5.8%+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