Arizona
Electricity costs 15.32¢/kWh residential, ranking #25 cheapest in the US. 16.3% renewable energy.
15.32¢
Residential Rate
#25
Price Rank (Cheapest)
16.3%
Renewable Energy
#26
Renewable Rank
Electricity Rates
| Residential | 15.32¢/kWh |
| Commercial | 12.47¢/kWh |
| Industrial | 8.10¢/kWh |
| National Average | 17.92¢/kWh |
Electricity Generation Mix
Natural Gas
47.5%
Nuclear
27.9%
Solar
9.3%
Coal
8.5%
Hydro
4.6%
Wind
2.2%
Other
0.1%
Frequently Asked Questions
The residential electricity rate in Arizona is 15.32¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking #25 cheapest out of 51 states. The national average is 17.92¢/kWh, making Arizona 15% below average.
16.3% of Arizona's electricity comes from renewable sources, ranking #26 among all states. The largest generation source is Natural Gas at 47.5%.
Arizona's residential rate of 15.32¢/kWh is 15% below the national average of 17.92¢/kWh. Commercial rates are 12.47¢/kWh and industrial rates are 8.10¢/kWh.
Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Prices in cents per kilowatt-hour. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data. Rankings based on residential rates.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
Every number on this page links back to the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.