The Secret Reason Your Power Bill is Skyrocketing

Arizonans, brace yourself. 2026 could bring the biggest power bill jumps that

we have seen in years, with both APS and TEP already asking regulators for a

14% price increase, which could add nearly $240 to your annual bill, with SRP already

raising their rates in late 2025. Why is this happening? Well, the utility companies

say that they need billions for new substations, high voltage lines, battery storage,

and reliability upgrades as extreme heat and rapid growth push the valley's grid to record peaks.

But there's another thing they don't want to tell you about, data mining centers

and AI facilities.