Electric Rates & Providers in Cochise County, AZ

Cochise County, Arizona Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Cochise County, AZ is $158.26
  • The average electricity rate in Cochise County, AZ is 17.61¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Cochise County, AZ

The average residential electric bill in Cochise County, AZ is $158.26 per month. Cochise County, AZ is the 8th most expensive county in Arizona for electricity.

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Cochise County, Arizona Electricity Overview

Cochise County is the 525th largest county by population in the United States, with 125,663 citizens .

By megawatt hours sold, the largest electricity provider in Cochise County is Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative.

Cochise County produces 251,612 megawatt hours of electricity from sustainable fuels. This ranks Cochise County 8th in Arizona out of 15 counties for total renewable electricity production.

Cochise County ranks 361st in the US out of 3221 counties for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 2,268,817 of the county's 2,520,429 megawatt hours coming from those fuel types.

Cochise County citizens are accountable for 7,336.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita per year, while the statewide average emissions per capita is 3,536.84.

Cochise County ranks 5th out of 15 counties in the state for total natural gas generation, with 1,918,232.42 megawatt hours produced using the fuel source.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,559,241 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    12.41 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    2,520,429 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    251,612 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    2,268,817 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    20.06 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    921,957,796 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    7,336.75 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Sierra Vista

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Sierra Vista Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

18.93¢ per kWh

  • 5.39% higher than last month
  • 3.13% higher than November last year
  • 24.73% higher than the Arizona average
  • 11.11% higher than the US average
  • 445th in the state out of 460 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 6 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 42 since November last year
  • 24,807th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,292 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 716 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

17.46¢ per kWh

  • 0.28% higher than last month
  • 4.84% higher than November last year
  • 17.12% higher than the Arizona average
  • 5.85% higher than the US average
  • 452nd in the state out of 460 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 52 since November last year
  • 21,688th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 83 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 248 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$119.02 per month

  • 19.99% lower than last month
  • 16.63% higher than November last year
  • 18.13% higher than the Arizona average
  • 0.66% higher than the US average
  • 432nd in the state out of 460 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 246 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 166 since November last year
  • 17,152nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 8,751 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 7,157 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$143.91 per month

  • 0.99% higher than last month
  • 17.03% higher than November last year
  • 10.27% lower than the Arizona average
  • 1.17% higher than the US average
  • 169th in the state out of 460 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 11 since November last year
  • 17,119th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 348 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 5,189 since November last year

Sierra Vista, AZ Electricity Overview

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Sierra Vista's residents purchase electricity for, on average, 17.46 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.61% more than the average Arizona price of 15.10 cents and 4.32% higher than the national average of 16.73. The national average monthly residential power bill is $147.16, while the Sierra Vista average is 2.21% below at $143.91 per month. With an estimated 1,198 residential customers, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Sierra Vista averages 3,563.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 421st highest in Arizona out of 469 cities for emissions efficiency. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions for the city from electricity consumption is 160,160,171.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 25th largest emissions amount in Arizona. There are no power producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sierra Vista

Sierra Vista residential electric rates are highest in November and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.189/kWh$0.126/kWh$221.12/mo.$69.95/mo.
452nd17.46¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sierra Vista
169th$143.91Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sierra Vista Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sierra Vista, Arizona

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Sulphur Springs Valley Electric CooperativeBUNDLED17.63160.39431,082.9775,980,031.15

Zips with electric coverage in Sierra Vista, Arizona include: 85635, 85650, 85613, 85616, 85611

Douglas, AZ Electricity Overview

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Douglas' residents purchase electricity for, on average, 16.41 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 8.66% more than the average Arizona price of 15.10 cents and 1.95% less than the national average of 16.73 cents. The national average monthly residential power bill is $147.16, while the Douglas average is 15.02% more at $169.26 per month. With an estimated 317 residential customers, Arizona Public Service is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Douglas averages 3,563.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 45th highest in Arizona out of 469 cities for emissions efficiency. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions for the city from electricity consumption is 58,691,661.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 46th largest emissions amount in Arizona. There are no power producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Douglas

Douglas residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.187/kWh$0.121/kWh$286.42/mo.$80.88/mo.
373rd16.41¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Douglas
297th$169.26Average residential monthly electricity bill for Douglas Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Douglas, Arizona

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Arizona Public ServiceBUNDLED16.72170.569015,501,870.992,591,949,846
Sulphur Springs Valley Electric CooperativeBUNDLED17.63160.39431,082.9775,980,031.15

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Sierra Vista Southeast CDP, AZ Electricity Overview

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Sierra Vista Southeast CDP's residents purchase electricity for, on average, 17.27 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 14.36% more than the average Arizona price of 15.10 cents and 3.19% higher than the national average of 16.73. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative sells an estimated 17,405.31 megawatt hours in the city per year, more than all other electricity providers. Consumers in Sierra Vista Southeast CDP deal with 0.81 electrical outages a year with outages lasting on average 85.25 minutes.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Sierra Vista Southeast CDP averages 3,563.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption, which ranks them 227th highest in Arizona out of 469 cities for emissions efficiency. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions for the city from electricity consumption is 52,818,931.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 49th largest emissions amount in Arizona. There are no power producing plants in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sierra Vista Southeast CDP

Sierra Vista Southeast CDP residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.185/kWh$0.127/kWh$231.33/mo.$71.55/mo.
432nd17.27¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Sierra Vista Southeast CDP
208th$147.96Average residential monthly electricity bill for Sierra Vista Southeast CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Sierra Vista Southeast CDP, Arizona

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Arizona Public ServiceBUNDLED16.72170.5615,501,870.992,591,949,846
Sulphur Springs Valley Electric CooperativeBUNDLED17.63160.39431,082.9775,980,031.15

Zips with electric coverage in Sierra Vista Southeast CDP, Arizona include: 85635, 85650, 85615

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Cochise County, Arizona Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Cochise County, Arizona

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Cochise County AZ Natural Gas 2,271,349131,490,294,805.535656.131
Red Horse 2Red Horse 2 (100.00%)
Cochise County AZ Solar 194,6701911
SR McNealSR McNeal, LLC (100.00%)
McNeal CDP AZ Solar 54,4102811

Cochise County, Arizona Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
76.11%
COAL
Coal
Coal
14.01%
SOLAR
Solar
7.65%
WIND
Wind
2.33%
BATTERIES OR OTHER USE OF ELECTRICITY AS AN ENERGY SOURCE
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
-0.10%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

On average, Cochise County citizens emit 7,336.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the 3rd highest polluting county out of 15 counties in the state. At 7,336.75 kilograms per person and 125,663 people in the county, the county emits 921,957,796.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions. About 76.11% of Cochise County's electricity is generated using Natural Gas. When taken together with Coal (14.01%) and Solar (7.65%), these three fuel types account for 2,464,287 megawatt hours (or 97.77%) of the county electricity generation. Cochise County has the 205th highest power producing plants of any county in the US, with 3 total plants.

Cochise County, Arizona Net Metering

Approximately 100.00% of the electricity companies in Cochise County offer net metering to their consumers. The state has restricted net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more realistic.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Cochise County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 5.33% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. With a state average energy loss of 3.97%, Cochise County is ranked as the 7th best county in the state for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Cochise County:

  • Benson, Arizona:
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Bisbee, Arizona:
    • Arizona Public Service: 100.00%
  • Douglas, Arizona:
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative: 3.68%
    • Arizona Public Service: 96.32%
  • Huachuca City, Arizona:
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Sierra Vista, Arizona:
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Tombstone, Arizona:
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
  • Willcox, Arizona:
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Cochise County, Arizona?

By total revenue, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative is the largest electricity supplier in Cochise County, Arizona.

How many power plants are within Cochise County, Arizona?

Cochise County, Arizona has 3 power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.

What electricity companies offer service in Cochise County, Arizona?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative43,304
2Arizona Public Service16,319
3Columbus Electric455

How many electric companies offer service in Cochise County, Arizona?

Cochise County, Arizona is home to 3 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2025-04-02