Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.
Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →15.39¢/kWh × 1,057 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 19th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states
| Arizona | $163 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $158 | |
| California | $164 | |
| Nevada | $122 | |
| Colorado | $114 | |
| Utah | $105 | |
| New Mexico | $101 |
Arizona is $4 a month above (+2.7%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.
How Arizona makes its electricity
Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 45.1% | 53,611 GWh |
| Coal | 7.0% | 8,309 GWh |
| Nuclear | 26.2% | 31,148 GWh |
| Wind | 2.9% | 3,413 GWh |
| Solar | 15.2% | 18,040 GWh |
| Hydro | 4.0% | 4,795 GWh |
| Other | -0.4% | -520 GWh |
118.8 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
Arizona electricity prices in context
Arizona's residential electricity rate stood at 15.05¢/kWh in August 2026, ranking 36th of the 50 states and DC, counting down from the most expensive. This is 3.11¢/kWh below the US average of 18.16¢/kWh, placing the state well below the national midpoint. Among its bordering states, Arizona's rate falls in the middle range: lower than California at 29.75¢/kWh, Colorado at 17.17¢/kWh, and New Mexico at 16.51¢/kWh, but higher than Utah at 13.31¢/kWh and Nevada at 12.72¢/kWh.
Over the past five years since August 2021, when the rate was 12.58¢/kWh, Arizona's price has risen 19.6%, and over twenty years since August 2006 it has climbed 52.3% from 9.88¢/kWh. Since records began in January 2001 at 6.99¢/kWh, the increase stands at 115.3%. The rate reached its record high in February 2026 at 16.03¢/kWh, slightly above the current level. The record low remains the starting point of 6.99¢/kWh.
Arizona's residential customers paid an average monthly bill of $163 for 1,057 kWh in August 2026, compared with the national average of $158 for 876 kWh. Despite the lower rate, the higher consumption pushes the state's average bill above the national figure. Commercial and industrial rates were 13.05¢/kWh and 9.73¢/kWh respectively. The residential rate declined 0.8% year over year.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
12-month trend
Price history since 2001
Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.
Residential
- Jan '01
- 6.99¢
- Now
- 15.05¢
- Change
- ▲ 115.3%
- Range
- 6.99–16.03¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 15.05 | 13.05 | 9.73 |
| July 2026 | 15.38 | 13.12 | 9.35 |
| June 2026 | 15.18 | 12.47 | 7.73 |
| May 2026 | 15.23 | 12.15 | 7.54 |
| April 2026 | 15.48 | 11.49 | 7.18 |
| March 2026 | 15.59 | 11.97 | 7.17 |
| February 2026 | 16.03 | 11.72 | 7.07 |
| January 2026 | 15.61 | 11.46 | 7.27 |
| December 2025 | 15.46 | 11.87 | 7.22 |
| November 2025 | 15.66 | 11.61 | 7.52 |
| October 2025 | 15.55 | 12.20 | 7.68 |
| September 2025 | 15.27 | 12.59 | 8.23 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.