Full service
13.98¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$159.71 / month at 1,143 kWh
Price +3.8% from 2024
Political Subdivision · 1,074,095 residential customers · Arizona
Why is my Salt River Project electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Salt River Project. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
In 2025, Salt River Project reported 1,074,095 residential full service customers under the EIA name Salt River Project. Average revenue was 13.98¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $159.71 for 1,143 kWh.
13.98¢ is below Arizona's 2025 statewide residential average of 15.26¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 15.38¢, versus 15.34¢ a year earlier (+0.3%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed −2.0%. Average use changed −5.6% and average price changed +3.8%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for −$9.18 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $5.89.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
The rate on the record
This looks like a public utility district or similar agency. Who sets the rate needs verification. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 1,074,095 | 13.98¢ | 1,143 kWh | $159.71 | +3.8% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Audit the full service average
Revenue 2,058,553 thousand dollars. Sales 14,729,479 MWh. Customers 1,074,095. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Salt River Project bill moved
The average bill fell, and the price piece is separate
From 2024 to 2025 the average full service bill at Salt River Project moved −2.0%, from $162.97 to $159.71. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of −5.6% is worth −$9.18 a month. The price change of +3.8%, from 13.46¢ to 13.98¢, is worth $5.89 on 2025 usage.
Below the Arizona average
13.98¢ per kWh is below Arizona's 2025 residential average of 15.26¢. July 2026 in the state was 15.38¢, versus 15.34¢ a year earlier (+0.3%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 1,143 kWh will not land on $159.71.
Not a typical investor-owned rate case
Salt River Project is political subdivision in the EIA filing, so retail rates are often set by a public board rather than a state commission docket. The 2025 full-service average was 13.98¢ per kWh. Which board adopted the current tariff needs verification unless a decision is cited below.
Board approved a 2.4 percent overall change for November 2025
Salt River Project Board of Directors, SRP Board pricing decision, 2025. SRP's elected board approved a pricing proposal that raises overall prices 2.4 percent. Base revenue increases $169 million. Fuel and purchased-power revenue recovered through the Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Mechanism decreases $68.7 million. Effective with the November 2025 billing cycle, a residential… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
Salt River Project customers in Arizona average 1,143 kWh a month across the whole year, against a statewide residential average of 1,030 kWh. Summer afternoons do not look like that average. An air conditioner, a pool pump, or a hotter month can move the bill before any rider does.
Time-of-use is already on the EIA schedule
EIA's 2025 dynamic-pricing file shows residential time-of-use activity at Salt River Project, with 360,908 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing. The expensive window is in the tariff, not in that enrollment count. Shifting a dishwasher or an EV charger only helps if you are actually on that schedule.
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · SRP Board pricing decision, 2025
Board approved a 2.4 percent overall change for November 2025
SRP's elected board approved a pricing proposal that raises overall prices 2.4 percent. Base revenue increases $169 million. Fuel and purchased-power revenue recovered through the Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Mechanism decreases $68.7 million. Effective with the November 2025 billing cycle, a residential customer using 1,117 kWh pays 3.5 percent more, or $5.61. SRP's residential-changes page shows the residential class at 3.4 percent overall (base +4.2 percent, fuel −0.8 percent) and residential solar at 5.5 percent. New E-16 and E-28 time-of-use plans start the same cycle. Several older plans freeze to new customers and end no later than the November 2029 billing cycle. SRP is a public power district. This was a board vote, not a state commission rate case.
SRP news release on the board pricing decision (Salt River Project Board of Directors) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
One Salt River Project program was read from an official page. LIHEAP is still the federal backstop. Any other discount not named here needs verification.
SRP Economy Price Plan
SRP's Economy Price Plan is a $23 monthly discount, $276 a year, for income-qualified customers. The income table is on SRP's page. Use that table rather than a copied cutoff, because household size changes the line.
SRP Economy Price Plan · Reviewed October 14, 2026
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Salt River Project site
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 1,143 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- On the statement, separate the base energy charge from fuel or rider lines. A rider can move the total in a month when no new base-rate order exists.
- In Arizona, the expensive hours are late afternoon and early evening in summer. Raise the cooling setpoint when you are out, and run the dryer, the dishwasher, and any pool pump outside those hours if your tariff charges more then.
- SRP's E-16 and E-28 plans price a super off-peak window from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at half the basic plan. They help only if you can move use into that window. Older plans freeze and end no later than the November 2029 cycle.
- Ask about SRP Economy Price Plan before a payment arrangement. Income rules are on the linked page.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $69.90 |
| 750 kWh | $104.85 |
| 1,000 kWh | $139.80 |
| 1,500 kWh | $209.70 |
| 2,000 kWh | $279.60 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Salt River Project electric bill so high?
In 2025, Salt River Project reported 1,074,095 residential full service customers under the EIA name Salt River Project. Average revenue was 13.98¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $159.71 for 1,143 kWh. 13.98¢ is below Arizona's 2025 statewide residential average of 15.26¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 15.38¢, versus 15.34¢ a year earlier (+0.3%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed −2.0%. Average use changed −5.6% and average price changed +3.8%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for −$9.18 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $5.89.
What was Salt River Project's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 13.98¢ per kWh. Average use was 1,143 kWh a month and the average bill was $159.71. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Salt River Project raise rates?
Salt River Project Board of Directors SRP Board pricing decision, 2025 (decided): Board approved a 2.4 percent overall change for November 2025. Separately, the EIA average price moved +3.8% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Salt River Project customers ask about?
SRP Economy Price Plan. SRP's Economy Price Plan is a $23 monthly discount, $276 a year, for income-qualified customers. The income table is on SRP's page. Use that table rather than a copied cutoff, because household size changes the line. LIHEAP is still available (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap).
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.