[ Sulphur Springs Valley E C / AZ ]
Sulphur Springs Valley E C electricity rates in Arizona
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
What your bill becomes
Estimated at Sulphur Springs Valley E C's average effective residential rate (14.61¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.23¢ | — | 41,438 |
| 2016 | 13.59¢ | +2.7% | 41,458 |
| 2017 | 14.32¢ | +5.4% | 42,721 |
| 2018 | 14.93¢ | +4.3% | 43,826 |
| 2019 | 14.13¢ | −5.4% | 44,147 |
| 2020 | 13.12¢ | −7.2% | 44,589 |
| 2021 | 14.56¢ | +11.0% | 45,026 |
| 2022 | 16.25¢ | +11.6% | 45,350 |
| 2023 | 16.75¢ | +3.1% | 45,606 |
| 2024 | 13.49¢ | −19.5% | 46,008 |
| 2025 | 14.61¢ | +8.3% | 46,398 |
How this compares
Serves 4 counties in Arizona: Cochise, Graham, Pima, Santa Cruz. 31 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Sulphur Springs Valley E C's average residential rate has gone from 13.23¢ to 14.61¢ per kWh: +10.4% over 10 years, or about +1.0% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +11.6% in 2022. The largest drop was −19.5% in 2024.
For a home using 1,030 kWh a month, the Arizona average, Sulphur Springs Valley E C's 2025 rate works out to about $1,806 a year, $80 less than at Arizona's average rate of 15.26¢. Of the 19 Arizona utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 7th most expensive.
Sulphur Springs Valley E C served 41,438 homes in 2015 and 46,398 in 2025 (+12.0%), about 1% of Arizona's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Sulphur Springs Valley E C's rates
Sulphur Springs Valley E C is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Arizona Corporation Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Arizona Corporation Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Sulphur Springs Valley E C raising rates in 2026?
Sulphur Springs Valley E C's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Arizona Corporation Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +8.3% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Sulphur Springs Valley E C charge per kWh?
Sulphur Springs Valley E C's average effective residential rate was 14.61¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Arizona's 2025 average was 15.26¢.
How much have Sulphur Springs Valley E C rates gone up in five years?
+11.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +21.7% for Arizona as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Sulphur Springs Valley E C have in Arizona?
46,398 residential customers in 2025, across 4 counties including Cochise, Graham, Pima, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)
