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Commercial electricity in Mesa, Arizona
Which electric utilities serve businesses in Mesa, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where Arizona’s prices stand.
EIA lists 13 electric utilities in Maricopa County, which contains Mesa. City of Mesa, the city’s own utility, averaged 16.91¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025. Arizona’s average commercial price was 12.22¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving Mesa
These are the utilities EIA records in Maricopa County. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Arizona, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
City of Mesa is a city-owned utility named for Mesa, and city-owned utilities usually serve the area inside the city’s limits, so it is the likely utility for many addresses there. It billed its 2,784 commercial customers an average 16.91¢ per kWh in 2025.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in AZ | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mesa | Municipal | 2,784 | 16.91¢ |
| APS | Investor-owned | 143,739 | 13.45¢ |
| SRP | Public power | 114,048 | 10.85¢ |
| USBIA-San Carlos Project | Federal | 2,383 | 15.78¢ |
| Gila River Indian Utility Authority (GRICUA) | Cooperative | 759 | 12.56¢ |
| Buckeye Water C&D District | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Electrical Dist No8 Maricopa | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Harquahala Valley Pwr District | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Maricopa County M W C Dist #1 | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Ocotillo Water Conserv. Dist. | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Tohono O'Odham Utility Authority | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Wickenburg | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | fewer than 500 commercial customers |
Find the list for a single ZIP Code with the utility lookup, or set utilities side by side with the comparison tool.
What businesses in Mesa pay
Across Arizona, businesses paid an average 12.22¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 11.9% below the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and down 1.8% on the 12 months before. That ranks Arizona 28 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 8,893 kWh a month, about $1,107 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Arizona page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in Mesa
Arizona commercial accounts generally purchase supply from their regulated utility. Rate schedule selection, demand charges, solar and storage, and load shifting drive far more cost movement than any supply question.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the Mountain census division, which includes Arizona, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 11.41¢ per kWh for 2026 and 11.54¢ for 2027, up 2.7% from 11.24¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About Mesa
The Census Bureau estimates Mesa had 513,656 residents on July 1, 2025, up 1.5% from 505,990 in 2020. It lies in Maricopa County.
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Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in Mesa?
- EIA lists City of Mesa, APS, SRP and USBIA-San Carlos Project and 9 more as electric utilities in Maricopa County. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in Mesa?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: City of Mesa averaged 16.91¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Arizona averaged 12.22¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in Mesa choose its electricity supplier?
- Arizona commercial accounts generally purchase supply from their regulated utility. Rate schedule selection, demand charges, solar and storage, and load shifting drive far more cost movement than any supply question. The state page for Arizona explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe Mesa; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.