State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Arizona electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Arizona was 15.38¢ per kWh, compared with 15.34¢ in July 2025 (+0.3%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $157.15 for 1,030 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 15.38¢; +0.3% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $157.15; 1,030 kWh a month
2025 average price: 15.26¢; 3,203,578 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
APS	1,287,097	Full service	17.03¢
Salt River Project	1,074,095	Full service	13.98¢
Tucson Electric Power	416,268	Full service	14.88¢
UNS Electric	95,288	Full service	16.99¢
Trico Electric Cooperative	53,721	Full service	14.26¢
Sulphur Springs Valley E C	46,398	Full service	14.61¢
Navopache Electric Coop	42,295	Full service	13.52¢
Mohave Electric Cooperative	41,741	Full service	11.27¢
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority	38,553	Full service	16.41¢
Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County	32,951	Full service	14.02¢
Dixie Escalante R E A	31,231	Full service	9.24¢
City of Mesa	15,507	Full service	20.56¢
Garkane Energy Coop	13,379	Full service	11.72¢
USBIA-San Carlos Project	12,018	Full service	16.37¢
Electrical Dist No2 Pinal County	5,592	Full service	13.32¢
Gila River Indian Utility Authority (GRICUA)	2,707	Full service	14.27¢
Morenci Water and Electric	2,241	Full service	6.02¢
Ajo Improvement	808	Full service	13.53¢
Ak-Chin Electric Utility Authority	319	Full service	12.90¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 22 EIA respondents touch Arizona and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Aha Macav Power Service · Political Subdivision
Buckeye Water C&D District · Political Subdivision
City of Safford - (AZ) · Municipal
City of Williams - AZ · Municipal
Colorado River Indian Irr Proj · Federal
Columbus Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Duncan Valley Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Electrical Dist No4 Pinal County · Political Subdivision
Electrical Dist No8 Maricopa · Political Subdivision
Graham County Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
Harquahala Valley Pwr District · Political Subdivision
Hohokam Irr & Drain Dist · Political Subdivision
Maricopa County M W C Dist #1 · Political Subdivision
McMullen Valley Water C&D Dist · Political Subdivision
Ocotillo Water Conserv. Dist. · Political Subdivision
Page Utility Enterprises · Municipal
Tohono O'Odham Utility Authority · Political Subdivision
Town of Fredonia - (AZ) · Municipal
Town of Thatcher- (AZ) · Municipal
Town of Wickenburg · Municipal
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration · Federal
Wellton-Mohawk Irr & Drain Dist · Political Subdivision

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 15.38¢/kWh
500 kWh	$76.90
750 kWh	$115.35
1,000 kWh	$153.80
1,500 kWh	$230.70
2,000 kWh	$307.60

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Arizona Corporation Commission

LIHEAP contacts for Arizona are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.