Arizona

Arizona

The Grand Canyon State

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AZ Utilities

IOU, Municipal, Cooperative, Retail Energy Suppliers, Wholesale

 Arizona Consumer Choice: No Deregulation 

Utility: Most consumers in Arizona may not choose their energy supplier. Very large industrial consumers of electricity and natural gas may have options to save money by working with alternative suppliers, verification is required.

Arizona Electric Choice: No. Consumers in parts of the state of Arizona are not able to choose their electric supplier. 

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Arizona Gas Choice: Limited. Generally speaking, consumers in the state of Arizona are not able to choose their gas supplier. Large consumers may be able to choose their natural gas supplier, verification is required.

Deregulated Gas Year Electric Year

Arizona No N/A No* N/A *Electricity deregulation was attempted in 2004 and 2013 but state regulators have voted to keep regulation in place.

STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO

Arizona WECC Western None

Region: Southwest

Arizona Population: 7,278,717 People/ Land Mile: 9.7

Square Miles: 114,006 Land Miles: 113,642 Water Miles: 364

Yearly Values:

Net Generation 111,925,144 MWH Retail Sales 78,346,302 MWH Gas 400.6 trillion Btu

Counties AZ Zip Codes AZ Utility Zip Codes

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NERC Authority: WECC

FERC Authority: West Natural Gas Region

Electric Retail Average: 10.85 cents/kWh (Ave)

Arizona Power Mix

U.S. Commodity Sources 2019: 

• Coal: 20.4

• Natural gas: 41%

• Nuclear: 28%

• Hydro: 5.4%

• Solar PV: 4.5%

• Wind: 0.5%

• Biomass: 0.2%

 2013 U.S. Commodity Sources:

• Coal: 13%

• Natural gas: 41%

• Nuclear: 35%

• Hydro: 5%

• Arizona home heat using electricity 60%

• Arizona home heat using natural gas 33%

AZ Solar: Net Metering, Tax Credits, Solar Rebates, More

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State Rebates:

SouthWest Gas

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State Contacts:

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State Links:

Arizona State Energy Profile (EIA 2020) https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php?sid=AZ

Arizona Energy Profile (DOE 2014) State of Arizona Energy Sector Risk Profile

Arizona Household Energy Use (EIA 2009) Household Energy Use in Arizona

Arizona Southwest Energy Facts (SW Energy 2016) ARIZONA ENERGY FACT SHEET

Arizona Make/Buy Comparison (Arizona.edu 2018) Energy Use

State Authorities:

Arizona Corporate Commission

Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office

REP Contacts: 

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