Arizona Public Service (APS) If you live in Arizona, then you must have or hear about this company. Many areas in Arizona use APS for their electric needs, all other areas like parts in Phoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale use SRP (Salt River Project)
For those who have APS, you will want to hear what is the latest news about this company. As you may have already known, this company has been charging outrageous charges to use their services for years now.
This year the company has gotten approval from the Corporation Commission of Arizona to increase the rates yet again. As of now, the charges to have the service super seeds are more than the actual usage of electricity.
My Service
I have been a customer of this company for 8 years now, and I am telling you when it comes down to choosing to eat and paying for your electricity, there is something wrong.
I am a person who conserves when it comes to electricity, I use energy-saving light bulbs, and energy-saving appliances, making sure to use my appliances after peak hours to save money.
The plans this company offers are as followed:
Saver Choice:
on-peak hours (higher cost): 3pm – 8pm Monday – Friday
off-peak hours (lower cost): 8 pm – 3 pm Monday – Friday, all day on weekends, and 10 holidays
super off-peak hours (lowest cost): 10 am – 3 pm Monday – Friday during the winter (November – April bills)
10 holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
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basic service charge
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$0.427 day / $13 month
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| on-peak energy charge |
$0.24314 per kWh |
$0.23068 per kWh |
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off-peak energy charge |
$0.10873 per kWh |
$0.10873 per kWh |
| super off-peak energy charge |
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$0.03200 per kWh |
| grid access charge for solar customers – $.93 per kW-dc of generation | ||
Saver Choice Plus:
basic service charge: a basic service charge for fixed costs
energy charge: the total amount of energy used during a billing cycle (kWh). This charge will vary by season (summer or winter) and by the time of day the energy is used (on-peak & off-peak)
peak hour usage charge: a separate charge for the highest one hour of on-peak energy used during a billing cycle (also referred to as demand kW)
on-peak hours (higher cost): 3pm – 8pm Monday – Friday
off-peak hours (lower cost): 8 pm – 3 pm Monday – Friday, all day on weekends, and 10 holidays
10 holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
Break Down
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basic service charge
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$0.427 day / $13 month
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summer
May – October
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winter
November -April |
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on-peak
hour usage (demand) charge |
$8.40 per kW
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$8.40 per kW
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on-peak
energy charge
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$0.13160 per kWh
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$0.11017 per kWh
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off-peak
energy charge |
$0.07798 per kWh
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$0.07798 per kWh
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Saver Choice Max:
basic service charge: a basic service charge for fixed costs
energy charge: Total amount of energy used during a billing cycle (kWh). This charge will vary by season (summer or winter) and by the time of day the energy is used (on-peak & off-peak)
peak hour usage charge: a separate charge for the highest one hour of on-peak energy used during a billing cycle (also referred to as demand kW)
on-peak hours (higher cost): 3pm – 8pm Monday – Friday
off-peak hours (lower cost): 8 pm – 3 pm Monday – Friday & all day on weekends and 10 holidays
10 holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Cesar C havez Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day
Break Down
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basic service charge
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$0.427 day / $13 month
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Summer
May – October |
Winter
November – April |
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on-peak
hour usage (demand) charge |
$17.438 per kW
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$12.239 per kW
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on-peak
energy charge
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$0.08683 per kWh
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$0.06376 per kWh
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off-peak
energy charge |
$0.05230 per kWh
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$0.05230 per kWh
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Lite Choice:
Energy charges: are based on how much energy (kWh) is used during the month. It doesn’t make a difference what time of day you use the electricity on this plan.
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basic service charge
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$0.329 day / $10 month
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energy charge
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$0.11672 per kWh
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It’s only available only to customers with an average monthly energy usage of 600 kWh or less
Premier Choice:
Energy charges: are based on how much energy (kWh) is used during the month. It doesn’t make a difference what time of day you use the electricity on this plan.
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basic service charge
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$0.493 day / $15 month
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energy charge
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$0.12393 per kWh
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available only to customers with an average monthly energy usage of more than 600 kWh but less than 1,000 kWh
As you can see the charges when using electricity with APS. This is their new billing that was passed by the government of Arizona.
To fully understand how this billing works, I will give you a breakdown of my bill and how I am getting charged for my electric usage. Remember, I conserve my electricity very much.
I am going off my recent summer bill I use roughly about 1446kWh for the month, my bill this month was $169.15 most of that bill was charged and not my actual usage. Here is a graph of my bill and the excessive charges APS charges me.
