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Arizona electricity rates

Homes in Arizona pay an average of 14.9¢ per kWh, 10% below the US average, and use 1,075 kWh a month. Arizona ranks #26 of 51 for residential electricity prices.

14.9¢average price per kWh

1,075 kWhaverage use per month

$160average monthly bill

#26 of 51price rank (1 = most expensive)

Residential rates by utility in Arizona

Utility	¢/kWh	ZIP codes served
Arizona Public Service Co	15.3	276
Salt River Project	12.5	136
Tucson Electric Power Co	15.0	64
UNS Electric, Inc	13.6	46
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority	18.6	44
Navopache Electric Coop, Inc	14.3	35
Trico Electric Cooperative Inc	14.2	34
City of Mesa	17.4	31
Sulphur Springs Valley E C Inc	16.8	31
USBIA-San Carlos Project	11.6	18
Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc.	12.7	16
Garkane Energy Coop, Inc	10.0	10

Average residential rates for full-service utilities, from NREL’s utility rates by ZIP code (2023). In areas with retail choice, your price depends on the plan you pick.

Is solar worth it in Arizona?

At 14.9¢ per kWh, every 1,000 kWh your roof makes and you use yourself is worth about $149. A system that covers the average Arizona home would replace about 12,900 kWh a year, roughly $1,923 of electricity at today’s prices.

9.6 kWsystem for an average home (24 panels)

$28,800rough installed cost

$1,923electricity saved per year

~15 yearssimple payback

Assumes a typical 1,350 kWh per kW of panels a year and $3.00/W installed, before incentives and price increases. Your roof’s direction, pitch and shade change these numbers; the estimator measures them for your address.

Plan solar for your Arizona home

State figures: EIA Table 5A, 2024 Average Monthly Bill - Residential (forms EIA-861, 861S, 861U).