Commercial electricity rates in Arizona

What businesses in Arizona actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 11.37¢ to 13.41¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Arizona by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Arizona.

Commercial customers in Arizona pay 13% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Arizona used 12,823 kWh in August 2026. At 13.05¢ per kWh that is about $1,673 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Arizona's commercial price rose 7.6%, from 12.13¢ in September 2023 to 13.05¢. The high point was 13.41¢ in July 2025 and the low 11.37¢ in January 2024 — a spread of 18% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was July (13.17¢) and the cheapest January (11.54¢), a seasonal swing of 14%.

Arizona against its region

Arizona is in EIA's Mountain division, where the commercial average was 12.14¢ in August 2026. Arizona is 7% above that, and 6 of 8 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Montana, Colorado.

States priced near Arizona

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states