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UNS Electric, Inc electricity: 107,484 accounts in Arizona, SAIDI 60 min in 2024

In Arizona, UNS Electric, Inc bills 107,484 accounts, 88.6% residential, as an investor owned utility. Its home price moved +54.3% from 2015 to 2024, 31.4 points faster than Arizona.

At 924 kWh a month an UNS Electric, Inc home pays about $148 in energy: 16.02 ¢/kWh, 7.4% above the Arizona average of 14.91 ¢.

Its home price moved +54.3% from 2015 to 2024, 31.4 points faster than Arizona.

UNS Electric, Inc: price path since 2015

Home price since 2015
+54.3%Arizona +22.9%, a gap of +31.4 points

The record that sets UNS Electric, Inc apart is the path of its home price: 10.38 ¢ in 2015, 16.02 ¢ in 2024. That is +54.3%, while the Arizona average went +22.9%, so this utility climbed faster by 31.4 points.

Among Arizona utilities with 20,000+ homes it stood 1st cheapest of 10 in 2015 and is 8th of 10 in 2024, so it fell down the list.

How it compares

UNS Electric, Inc
UNS Electric, Inc, 2024HomeBusinessBillSAIDI
UNS Electric, Inc16.02 ¢/kWh15.23 ¢/kWh$148at 924 kWh60 minSAIDI
Arizona average against this company, which is 8 of 10 on priceLowest in this table-1.11 ¢/kWhcompany 7.4% above-3.00 ¢/kWhcompany 24.5% above-$10a month at 924 kWh+21 mincompany 21 below
Tucson Electric Power Co15.63 ¢/kWhcompany 2.5% above15.58 ¢/kWhcompany 2.3% below$144$4 less than company68 mincompany 8 below

Compare 15 Arizona companies

UNS Electric, Inc: 2025

UNS Electric, Inc: +6.1% on 2024 for homes, Arizona +2.3%.

UNS Electric, Inc home price, 2025
16.99 ¢/kWh+6.1% on 2024, early release
UNS Electric, Inc SAIDI, 2025
64 min+7% on 2024, early release
UNS Electric, Inc against Arizona, 2025
+3.7 pointsUNS Electric, Inc +6.1%, Arizona +2.3%, price in Arizona 15.26 ¢

UNS Electric, Inc: 16.99 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +6.1% from 16.02 ¢; Arizona as a whole went +2.3%, so UNS Electric, Inc ran ahead of it by 3.7 points. Its SAIDI is 64 minutes against 60 in 2024.

Carbon context

UNS Electric, Inc serves 95,191 homes in Arizona. At 924 kWh a month that is about 288 kg of CO₂, or 3,453 kg a year, at the Arizona plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Arizona generation mix.

UNS Electric, Inc charts

Residential price since 2015: 16.02 ¢ in 2024

10.38 ¢ in 2015, 16.02 ¢ in 2024 (+54.3%); Arizona 12.13 to 14.91 ¢.

UNS Electric, Inc residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearUNS Electric, IncGap to Arizona residentialGap to U.S. residential
201510.38-1.75-2.27
201610.79-1.36-1.76
20179.89-2.55-3.00
201810.04-2.73-2.83
20199.30-3.13-3.71
202010.02-2.25-3.13
202110.53-2.01-3.13
202212.03-0.99-3.01
202313.64-0.38-2.36
202416.02+1.11-0.46

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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UNS Electric, Inc SAIDI, 2015-2024

72 min in 2015, 60 in 2024.

UNS Electric, Inc SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearUNS Electric, Inc, no major eventsUNS Electric, Inc, all events
20157272
20166464
201793196
20184848
2019765
2020No data43
202148183
202277157
202344165
20246072

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 60.1 min

60.1 min, 0.60x the median reporter, rank 197 of 673.

min

  • Company, no major events60.1
  • Company, with major events72.4

UNS Electric, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

UNS Electric, Inc billed homes 10.38 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 16.02 ¢ in 2024, +54.3% in all, and outpaced the Arizona average (+22.9%) by 31.4 points. UNS Electric, Inc's sharpest move came in 2024, +17.4%. The latest year is the high at 16.02 ¢; the low was 9.30 ¢ (2019). 2024: +17.4% here, +6.3% for the Arizona average. SAIDI at UNS Electric, Inc (major events excluded) fell from 72 minutes in 2015 to 60 in 2024, -17%; best year 2019 at 7. At 60 minutes in 2024, UNS Electric, Inc sat -39 from the national SAIDI median, with 9 of 9 years below it. 2017: 196 minutes with major events, 93 without, the widest gap of any year. UNS Electric, Inc has 7 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Arizona peers among 10 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Tucson Electric Power Co, bills 15.63 ¢ (-0.39). Next higher-priced, Arizona Public Service Co, bills 16.45 ¢ (+0.43).

Customers pay 7.4% over the Arizona average and get some return: 60 outage minutes, 40% under the national median.

Home accounts at UNS Electric, Inc went from 82,823 in 2015 to 95,191 in 2024, +14.9%. Business customers paid 0.95 times the home price in 2024 (15.23 against 16.02 ¢); the ratio was 1.02 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.97 in 2015 to 0.69 in 2024, between 0.02 and 1.24.

What kind of utility is UNS Electric, Inc?

UNS Electric, Inc files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In Arizona, investor-owned utilities serve 57% of residential customers at an average 16.3 cents per kWh. UNS Electric, Inc itself averaged 16.0 cents, 0.2 cents below its type in Arizona.

Arizona utilities by type · all states

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average UNS Electric, Inc customer was without power 60 minutes without major events and 72 with them. That is 3rd fewest of 8 Arizona utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Arizona utility reported 68 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 83% of its 103,122 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Arizona reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts
107,4843.1% of Arizona total
Residential accounts
95,1913.0% of Arizona homes
Commercial accounts
12,28711.4% of the base
Residential rate
16.02 ¢/kWh8th place of 10, +7.4% against the state
Commercial rate
15.23 ¢/kWh10th place of 13, +24.5% against the state
SAIDI, no major events
60.1 minbetter than 71% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events
0.690.69x the median
SAIDI with major events
72.4 min17.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity
100.0 MW10,601 installations
Counties served
2all in Arizona
Average residential use
11,085 kWh/yr924 a month
Implied monthly bill
$148-$4 on the U.S. rate, 924 kWh
Residential rate since 2015
+54.3%10.38 to 16.02 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend
-17%72 min in 2015, 60 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, UNS Electric, Inc

UNS Electric, Inc sectorAccountsRate ¢/kWhGap to Arizona ¢/kWh
Residential95,19116.02+1.11
Commercial12,28715.23+3.00

Year by year, UNS Electric, Inc

YearHome accounts, UNS Electric, IncHome ¢Business ¢RatioSAIDISAIFI
201582,82310.3810.541.02720.97
201683,62010.7910.821.00640.85
201784,5909.899.851.00930.48
201886,23210.049.970.99480.62
201986,8699.309.190.9970.02
202089,13910.0210.041.00No dataNo data
202190,64010.5310.571.00480.56
202292,40812.0312.231.02771.24
202393,83813.6413.921.02440.58
202495,19116.0215.230.95600.69

Peers of UNS Electric, Inc in Arizona, 8th place of 10 on home price

Utility near UNS Electric, Inc on priceSAIDI min, gap to UNS Electric, IncHome ¢, gap to UNS Electric, IncGap % to UNS Electric, IncAccounts, UNS Electric, Inc = 1
5. Electrical Dist No3 Pinal County+26-2.09-13.0%0.32
6. Trico Electric Cooperative Inc+23-1.85-11.5%0.51
7. Tucson Electric Power Co+8-0.39-2.4%4.24
8. UNS Electric, Inc (this utility)6016.02-1.00
9. Arizona Public Service Co+21+0.43+2.7%13.03
10. Navajo Tribal Utility AuthorityNo data+0.61+3.8%0.28

Who buys UNS Electric, Inc's electricity

Class at UNS Electric, IncAccountsOf UNS Electric, Inc accountsOf UNS Electric, Inc MWh soldkWh a year per UNS Electric, Inc account
Residential95,19188.6%55.4%11,085
Commercial12,28711.4%38.6%59,921
Industrial and other60.01%6.0%19,048,333

UNS Electric, Inc among Fortis group

UNS Electric, Inc and its neighbours on priceSAIDI min, gap to UNS Electric, IncHome ¢, gap to UNS Electric, IncAccounts, UNS Electric, Inc = 1
1. Tucson Electric Power Co (AZ)+8-0.394.24
2. UNS Electric, Inc (AZ, this utility)6016.021.00
3. Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp (NY)+107+7.832.99

UNS Electric, Inc: meters, rate options and solar

MeasureUNS Electric, IncArizona contextUNS Electric, Inc detail
UNS Electric, Inc home meters on AMI82.7%Arizona 93.4%85,250 of 103,122 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)17,838Arizona figure not published17.3% of meters
Time-of-use rate for UNS Electric, Inc homesOffered10 of 11 Arizona utilities offer one20,956 homes on dynamic pricing, 22.01% of 95,191
Net-metered installations10,60198% residential108.7 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.4 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, UNS Electric, Inc

kWhShare of a 924 kWh monthCost a month at 16.02 ¢vs U.S.Cost a year
25027%$40.04-$1.16$481
50054%$80.09-$2.31$961
75081%$120.13-$3.47$1,442
1,000108%$160.18-$4.62$1,922
1,500162%$240.27-$6.93$2,883
2,000217%$320.36-$9.24$3,844

Outage record, UNS Electric, Inc

Measure, UNS Electric, IncNo eventsAll eventsConverted
SAIDI minutes60.172.41.00 h
SAIFI interruptions0.6950.7921.44 yr apart
CAIDI minutes86.591.51.44 h

Territory of UNS Electric, Inc

2 Arizona counties, region WECC:

Counties served by UNS Electric, IncMohaveSanta Cruz

Arizona other states: 2 of 2 counties of UNS Electric, Inc drawn

UNS Electric, Inc: 2 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list
  • Mohave
  • Santa Cruz

Questions on UNS Electric, Inc

How big is UNS Electric, Inc in Arizona, by customer accounts?

107,484 accounts in 2024: residential 95,191, commercial 12,287, industrial 6.

How many cents per kWh does UNS Electric, Inc charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 16.02 cents; against the Arizona average that is +7.4%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of UNS Electric, Inc?

SAIDI 60.1 min and SAIFI 0.69 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.60, CAIDI 87 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to UNS Electric, Inc?

10,601 installations with 100.0 MW, of which residential installations number 10,345.

What would a typical UNS Electric, Inc home pay each month?

924 kWh at 16.02 cents comes to about $148, energy only.

Is UNS Electric, Inc cheaper than other Arizona utilities?

Rank 8 of 10 in Arizona on price, +7.4% against the state average; 7 charge less than 16.02 ¢.

How much of the UNS Electric, Inc load is business?

Homes take 55.4% of 1,905,700 MWh, commercial accounts 38.6%, industrial and other 6.0%; the 12,287 commercial accounts use 59,921 kWh each, 5.4 times a home.

Does UNS Electric, Inc have smart meters or TOU rates?

85,250 of 103,122 home meters are AMI, 82.7%. UNS Electric, Inc offers a home time-of-use rate; 20,956 customers use dynamic pricing, 22.01% of its homes.

Since 2015, has UNS Electric, Inc become cheaper than other Arizona utilities?

1st cheapest of 10 in 2015, 8th of 10 in 2024; its price rose 54.3% while Arizona rose 22.9%.

Where does UNS Electric, Inc stand among 2 peers?

Place 2 of 3 on home price at 16.02 ¢ (Fortis group); median 16.02 ¢, cheapest member 15.63 ¢.

Did UNS Electric, Inc cut or raise its 2025 home price?

16.99 cents per kWh, +6.1% on the 16.02 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to UNS Electric, Inc at 16.02 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

More on UNS Electric, Inc

Rate plans on file

3 home plan records, energy charges: 8.1 to 15.8 ¢/kWh.

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for UNS Electric, Inc electricity: 107,484 accounts in Arizona, SAIDI 60 min in 2024

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At 924 kWh a month an UNS Electric, Inc home pays about $148 in energy: 16.02 ¢/kWh, 7.4% above the Arizona average of 14.91 ¢.

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  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {UNS Electric, Inc price trend: 16.99 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 60 min in 2024},
  year = {2026},
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