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Residential customers
416 thousand
416,268 homes
Average price
14.88 cents
Arizona average 15.26
Average bill
$116.62
Per month at 784 kWh
Price rank
9 of 14
Lowest to highest in Arizona
Tucson Electric Power rates and average bill
Tucson Electric Power reported 416,268 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 784 kWh a month on average at 14.88 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 14 Arizona utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Tucson Electric Power ranks 9 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Electric Power | 14.88 | 784 | $116.62 |
| Arizona (all utilities) | 15.26 | 1,030 | $157.15 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Tucson Electric Power has distribution equipment. That covers 2 counties in Arizona. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Arizona (2 counties)
Cochise, Pima
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Reliability
For 2025, Tucson Electric Power reported an average of 42 minutes without power per customer and 0.65 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 65 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Tucson Electric Power had about 86 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Arizona figure across its utilities was 64 minutes. One interruption lasting 65 minutes and 0.65 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 42 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Tucson Electric Power reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 68,270 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 54,718 residential net-metered systems on the Tucson Electric Power grid in 2025, with 379.9 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. In Arizona, that review is done by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Tucson Electric Power is an investor-owned utility based in Arizona.
Tucson Electric Power operates in the CAISO power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Tucson Electric Power compared with Arizona
By residential customers, Tucson Electric Power ranks 3rd of the 17 utilities that report homes in Arizona, with about 13.0% of the state's homes. Among 3 other investor-owned utilities in Arizona, the median price is 16.99 cents per kWh, so Tucson Electric Power at 14.88 cents is 2.11 cents below its peers. At $116.62 a month, an average Tucson Electric Power home pays about $486 a year less than the Arizona average of $157.15, and uses 246 kWh a month less. Tucson Electric Power lists distribution equipment in 2 counties, so check your county and your bill before you assume it serves you. 54,718 of its residential customers use net metering, or 131.4 per 1,000 homes, against 105.9 for Arizona as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Arizona with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Arizona utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Electric Power | Investor-owned | 416,268 | 14.88 |
| Arizona Public Service (APS) | Investor-owned | 1,287,097 | 17.03 |
| Salt River Project (SRP) | Public power district | 1,074,095 | 13.98 |
| UNS Electric | Investor-owned | 95,288 | 16.99 |
| Trico Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 53,721 | 14.26 |
| Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 46,398 | 14.61 |
See every one on the electric companies in Arizona page.
Official site and where to get help
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Tucson Electric Power questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Tucson Electric Power?
Tucson Electric Power residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 14.88 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 784 kWh a month and an average bill of $116.62 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Arizona average was 15.26 cents.
How many customers does Tucson Electric Power have?
EIA reports about 416,268 residential customers for Tucson Electric Power in 2025.
Who regulates Tucson Electric Power?
A private company owned by shareholders. A state commission reviews its costs and sets or approves its rates in formal rate cases. See the regulator for Arizona on the Arizona state page.
How reliable is Tucson Electric Power?
For 2025, Tucson Electric Power reported an average of 42 minutes of outage per customer and 0.65 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.