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

Arizona

UNS Electric electricity rates

What homes pay UNS Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 95,984 homes in Arizona. EIA lists it as UNS Electric, Inc.

Headlines

Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Down 18% on a year ago
Average bill
$123 a month
Down 18% on a year ago
Average use
880 kWh
A month. Arizona 1,054 kWh
Price rank in Arizona
6 of 7
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, UNS Electric homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Arizona.

UNS Electric vs Arizona

UNS ElectricArizona
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢15.4¢
Price in August 202611.7¢15.1¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$123$162
Bill in August 2026$175$269
Average monthly use880 kWh1,054 kWh
Price change, past year-18%+1.7%
Price change since 2019+50%+24%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.