Arizona Judge Backs an 11% Bill Increase for Tucson Electric Customers, Plus Yearly Rate Updates
Friday, October 23, 2026 · 8 min
An Arizona administrative law judge recommended an 11.2% average residential increase for Tucson Electric Power and a new annual rate formula, ahead of a Nov. 17 commission meeting. Pennsylvania regulators voted 3-2 against FirstEnergy's supplier auto-renewal ban, and a pending SWEPCO settlement would add about $10.44 a month for Texas homes.
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An Arizona administrative law judge recommended an 11.2% average residential increase for Tucson Electric Power and a new annual rate formula, ahead of a Nov. 17 commission meeting. Pennsylvania regulators voted 3-2 against FirstEnergy's supplier auto-renewal ban, and a pending SWEPCO settlement would add about $10.44 a month for Texas homes.
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- TEP rate case: Judge backs 11% bill increase, yearly updates - AZ Luminaria — Yana Kunichoff
“The administrative law judge tasked with weighing in on Tucson Electric Power’s requested rate increase is recommending a double-digit rate increase that would raise average residential bills 11.2% and is backing TEP’s request for annual rate increases under a new formula.”
- Pennsylvania PUC Adopts Rate Cap For Eligibility For Purchase of Receivables (POR); Rejects Auto-Renewal Ban | EnergyChoiceMatters.com — Paul Ring
“The Pennsylvania PUC, in a 3-2 decision, modified a recommended decision in the default service proceeding of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania, and an associated non-unanimous settlement, as the PUC rejected the RD's proposed ban on auto-renewals of fixed price residential electric…”
- SWEPCO would raise Texas customer bills nearly 8% in “black box” settlement - Energy and Policy Institute — Krysti Shallenberger
“Under the settlement, SWEPCO residential customers using 1,000 kWh per month would see bills rise to $145.72, with the customer charge increasing to $10.92 to go alongside increases to per kWh usage charges.”