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Updated: March 2026

Electric Utility

Tucson Electric Power

Commercial rate guide for TEP โ€” Southern Arizona including Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, and surrounding Pima County communities. Subsidiary of Fortis Inc.

AZ

Rate Overview

$0.12per kWh
Electric
Not Available

Rate Structure

General service (GS) and large general service (LGS) rate schedules. Time-of-use rates with summer on-peak periods. Demand charges for accounts above 20 kW. Renewable energy surcharge applied to all accounts.

Recent Rate Changes

Rising

6.1% rate increase effective February 2026 approved by AZ ACC for grid moderniza

6.1% rate increase effective February 2026 approved by AZ ACC for grid modernization and renewable energy integration

Common Billing Issues

Property managers with TEP accounts frequently encounter these billing challenges:

Extreme summer demand charges from air conditioning loads

Time-of-use on-peak window creating cost spikes

Solar export rate reductions affecting commercial solar ROI

Demand charges during monsoon season brownout recovery periods

Renewable energy surcharge calculations

Deregulation & Supply Choice

Regulated Market

The utility is the sole provider in this service territory.

โœ—No competitive supply choice

Arizona is a regulated electric market. Tucson Electric Power is a vertically integrated utility regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission. No competitive supply choice available.

Pending Rate Filings

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Rate design reform proposal with expanded time-of-use periods under AZ ACC review; battery storage incentive program petition pending

Cities Served

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