Arizona residential electricity rates
Arizona residential electricity cost 14.91 cents per kWh in 2024, with 3,134,733 accounts buying 40.4 TWh.
In 2024 Arizona residential accounts paid 14.91 ¢/kWh, rank 26 of 51 and 9.5% below the U.S. residential price (16.48 ¢). A Arizona account using 1,075 kWh a month pays about $160. Since 2015 the Arizona price moved +22.9%.
Arizona sits 0.01 ¢ under Colorado, the state above, and 0.14 ¢ over Indiana, the state below. At 1,075 kWh a month, energy in Arizona costs 37 dollars more than in North Dakota, the cheapest residential state.
How it compares
| Residential price | 2024 | 2015 | Change | Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 14.91 ¢/kWhthis state | 12.13 ¢/kWh | +22.9% | $160at 1,075 kWh |
| Colorado (next above) | 14.92 ¢/kWh+0.01 ¢ against Arizona | 12.12 ¢/kWh | +23.1% | $160at 1,075 kWh |
| Indiana (next below)Lowest in this table | 14.77 ¢/kWh-0.14 ¢ against Arizona | 11.57 ¢/kWh | +27.7% | $159at 1,075 kWh |
Arizona residential: 2025 and 2026
Arizona residential, data to August 2026.
- Arizona 2025 average price
- 15.26 ¢/kWh+2.3% against 2024, U.S. +4.6%
- Arizona 2025 rank
- 28 of 51-2 places against 2024
- Arizona January to Aug 2026
- 15.36 ¢/kWh+1.2% on Jan-Aug 2025
- Arizona Last 12 months
- 15.39 ¢/kWhto August 2026
- Arizona August 2026
- 15.05 ¢/kWh-0.3% against August 2025
- Arizona 2025 costliest month
- Nov 15.66 ¢cheapest Jan 14.75 ¢, a 6% spread
- Arizona Typical 2025 bill
- $157 a monthtop Aug $262, low Feb $99
The Arizona residential price averaged 15.26 ¢/kWh in 2025, +2.3% on 2024: Arizona ran 2.2 points slower than the nation. From January to August 2026 the Arizona average is 15.36 ¢, +1.2% on 2025, 5.6 points below the U.S. change. Seasonality in Arizona: 2025 peaked in November at 15.66 ¢ and bottomed in January at 14.75 ¢. A typical residential account in Arizona paid about $1,887 for energy over 2025, from $99 in February to $262 in August; use per account ran 650 to 1,734 kWh a month.
Arizona residential price by month, 2024 to Aug 2026
Price by month, Arizona residential: 12 rows
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 to Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.06 | 14.75 | 15.61 |
| Feb | 14.41 | 15.23 | 16.03 |
| Mar | 14.88 | 15.01 | 15.61 |
| Apr | 15.20 | 15.49 | 15.48 |
| May | 15.45 | 15.55 | 15.23 |
| Jun | 15.11 | 15.12 | 15.18 |
| Jul | 14.82 | 15.24 | 15.38 |
| Aug | 14.81 | 15.09 | 15.05 |
| Sep | 14.91 | 15.26 | No data |
| Oct | 14.98 | 15.55 | No data |
| Nov | 15.11 | 15.66 | No data |
| Dec | 15.14 | 15.46 | No data |
12 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSVWhat a typical Arizona residential account paid each month
Arizona residential: use per account times price, energy only.
Typical bill by month, Arizona residential: 12 rows
| Month | 2025 | 2026 to Aug |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 126 | 118 |
| Feb | 99 | 102 |
| Mar | 109 | 134 |
| Apr | 119 | 128 |
| May | 156 | 161 |
| Jun | 210 | 219 |
| Jul | 253 | 263 |
| Aug | 262 | 269 |
| Sep | 198 | No data |
| Oct | 135 | No data |
| Nov | 108 | No data |
| Dec | 111 | No data |
12 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSVArizona residential charts
Residential price, Arizona and U.S.
Arizona 12.13 ¢ in 2015 and 14.91 ¢ in 2024, 1.57 ¢ under the national figure.
Arizona residential price against the national average, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
| Year | Arizona residential | Gap to U.S. residential | Arizona commercial |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.13 | -0.52 | 10.39 |
| 2016 | 12.15 | -0.40 | 10.41 |
| 2017 | 12.44 | -0.45 | 10.50 |
| 2018 | 12.77 | -0.10 | 10.64 |
| 2019 | 12.43 | -0.58 | 10.25 |
| 2020 | 12.27 | -0.88 | 10.11 |
| 2021 | 12.54 | -1.12 | 10.33 |
| 2022 | 13.02 | -2.02 | 10.80 |
| 2023 | 14.02 | -1.98 | 11.79 |
| 2024 | 14.91 | -1.57 | 12.23 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSVAnnual change
Biggest move +7.7% in 2023; latest +6.3%.
% vs prior year
- +0.22016
- +2.42017
- +2.72018
- -2.72019
- -1.32020
- +2.22021
- +3.82022
- +7.72023
- +6.32024
Year-over-year change, Arizona residential price: EIA retail sales.
CSVAnalyst note
The Arizona residential price sat above the U.S. average in 0 of 10 years; the gap was -0.52 ¢ in 2015 and -1.57 ¢ in 2024. In the 2024 ranking Arizona sits between Colorado (14.92 ¢) one place above and Indiana (14.77 ¢) one place below; the top of the list is 27.95 ¢ away and the bottom 3.40 ¢. Arizona was 24th in 2015 with 12.13 ¢ and is 26th now; a fall in the table. Arizona residential prices rose in 7 of 9 years. The largest rise was +7.7% in 2023, and the largest fall -2.7% in 2019. The Arizona price peaked at 14.91 ¢ in 2024 and bottomed at 12.13 ¢ in 2015; 2024 is the peak and +22.9% from the low. Compounded, that is +2.32% a year in Arizona, -0.66 points against the U.S. Arizona buys 2.73% of all U.S. residential electricity with 2.19% of the accounts, so the average Arizona account uses 1.25 times the national average.
A middle price: 14.91 ¢/kWh for Arizona residential accounts, rank 26 of 51, -9.5% against the U.S. Arizona: +22.9% over nine years, or +2.3% a year, trailing the national +30.3% by 7.4 points; 2023 was the biggest single move (+7.7%) and 2024 the high.
Last year's change in Arizona was +6.3% and still rising. Against the commercial price of 12.23 ¢ the gap is 2.68 ¢. Residential sales are 44.5% of Arizona electricity sold, and an average Arizona account used 1,075 kWh a month, an implied bill near $160.
Counting revenue instead of kWh, Arizona residential accounts bring in 52.1% of Arizona sector revenue on 44.5% of the kWh, a premium of 7.6 points that comes from the price level: 14.91 ¢ here against 12.23 ¢ for commercial and 7.90 ¢ for industrial accounts. The average Arizona residential account uses 1,075 kWh a month, 8 of 51 among states on that measure; a commercial account uses 8.03 times as much and an industrial account 146.72 times. Residential accounts are 89.80% of the 3,490,711 accounts in Arizona.
Facts
- Residential price 2024
- 14.91 ¢/kWh-9.5% against U.S.
- Price in 2015
- 12.13 ¢/kWh+22.9% to 2024
- Annual change
- +2.3%-0.7 points vs U.S.
- Rank
- 26 of 5125 states cost less
- Gap to U.S.
- -1.57 ¢$16.88 a month
- Peak year
- 202414.91 ¢; 2015 low 12.13 ¢
- Sales
- 40.4 TWh44.5% of state sales
- Residential accounts
- 3,134,733431.30 per 1,000 residents
- Use per account
- 1,075 kWh/mo12,899 a year
- Implied monthly bill
- $160-$17 against U.S. rate
Data tables
Arizona, residential: price by year
| Year | Arizona | U.S. | Change | Gap | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.13 | 12.65 | No data | -0.52 | 0.959 |
| 2016 | 12.15 | 12.55 | +0.2% | -0.40 | 0.968 |
| 2017 | 12.44 | 12.89 | +2.4% | -0.45 | 0.965 |
| 2018 | 12.77 | 12.87 | +2.7% | -0.10 | 0.992 |
| 2019 | 12.43 | 13.01 | -2.7% | -0.58 | 0.955 |
| 2020 | 12.27 | 13.15 | -1.3% | -0.88 | 0.933 |
| 2021 | 12.54 | 13.66 | +2.2% | -1.12 | 0.918 |
| 2022 | 13.02 | 15.04 | +3.8% | -2.02 | 0.866 |
| 2023 | 14.02 | 16.00 | +7.7% | -1.98 | 0.876 |
| 2024 | 14.91 | 16.48 | +6.3% | -1.57 | 0.905 |
Arizona residential: cost by use
| Monthly kWh | Arizona cost a month | Gap to U.S. rate in Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| 270 (0.25x the Arizona account) | $40.26 | -$4.24 |
| 540 (0.5x the Arizona account) | $80.51 | -$8.48 |
| 1,070 (1x the Arizona account) | $159.54 | -$16.80 |
| 1,610 (1.5x the Arizona account) | $240.05 | -$25.28 |
| 2,150 (2x the Arizona account) | $320.56 | -$33.76 |
| 4,300 (4x the Arizona account) | $641.13 | -$67.51 |
Arizona: the three sectors measured against residential
| Sector | Arizona price ¢/kWh | Price vs residential | Arizona kWh per account a month | Use vs residential | Arizona revenue share | Arizona kWh share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential (this page) | 14.91 | 1.00x | 1,075 | 1.00x | 52.1% | 44.5% |
| Commercial | 12.23 | 0.82x | 8,634 | 8.03x | 38.1% | 39.7% |
| Industrial | 7.90 | 0.53x | 157,709 | 146.72x | 9.8% | 15.7% |
Questions on Arizona residential
What is the average residential electricity rate in Arizona? Is 14.91 cents high?
14.91 cents in 2024, -9.5% against the U.S. rate.
Where does Arizona rank for residential electricity prices?
26th of 51, with 25 places charging less.
How much did Arizona residential rates change since 2015?
12.13 to 14.91 cents: +22.9% in total, +2.3% a year.
What does an average Arizona residential account pay a month?
1,075 kWh at 14.91 cents, price times use, comes to $160.
How large is the Arizona residential customer base?
3,134,733 accounts, or 431.30 per 1,000 residents.
What year did Arizona residential power peak?
2024 at 14.91 cents; the low was 12.13 cents in 2015.
What did Arizona residential electricity cost in 2025?
Arizona averaged 15.26 cents per kWh, +2.3% against 14.91 in 2024, and 28 of 51 among states.
Are Arizona residential electricity prices rising in 2026?
Arizona is -5.6 points against the U.S.: 15.36 cents from January to August 2026, +1.2% on 2025.
When in 2025 did Arizona residential power cost most, November or January?
November at 15.66 cents in Arizona; January was the lowest at 14.75, a 6% spread.
Does Arizona residential power cost less than the national average in 2026?
2.83 cents below the national average; Arizona 15.36 cents over January to August 2026, +1.2% on 2025.
More on Arizona residential
- Arizona state hub18 utilities, 480 accounts per 1,000
- Arizona commercial rates12.23 ¢, rank 19 of 51
- Arizona industrial rates7.90 ¢, rank 27 of 51