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Tucson Electric Power electricity rates

What homes pay Tucson Electric Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 417,921 homes in Arizona. EIA lists it as Tucson Electric Power Co.

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Average price
14.9¢ a kWh
Down 0.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$119 a month
Down 1.4% on a year ago
Average use
798 kWh
A month. Arizona 1,054 kWh
Price rank in Arizona
4 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Tucson Electric Power homes paid 14.9¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Arizona.

Tucson Electric Power vs Arizona

Tucson Electric PowerArizona
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.9¢15.4¢
Price in August 202614.8¢15.1¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$119$162
Bill in August 2026$198$269
Average monthly use798 kWh1,054 kWh
Price change, past year-0.4%+1.7%
Price change since 2019+22%+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