Tucson Electric Power customers could face a sizable jump in their monthly bills.
A recommendation now before state regulators would raise the typical residential charge by 11.2% if approved.
The same proposal would let rates update annually under a new formula, a shift that could make electricity costs harder to predict for Southern Arizona households planning for basic needs.
Here’s what to know
According to Luminaria, the recommendation appears in a 278-page order issued October 20 by Administrative Law Judge Julia L. Matter. In that order, she urged the Arizona Corporation Commission to approve most of Tucson Electric Power’s rate case, including a new Annual Rate Adjustment Mechanism, or ARAM. The commission is scheduled to review the recommendation at an open meeting on November 17, and the rates could take effect December 1…