Economic Development

Powering progress for Arizona

More and more advanced business, technology and manufacturing industries are choosing to call Arizona home. One of the reasons is clean, reliable and affordable energy with a range of service options for every size business opportunity.

Our economic development team stands ready with the tools, resources and knowledge to help.

We work with state, county, regional and municipal economic development organizations to attract and stimulate business investment that creates jobs and supports a healthy economy.

Clean Energy

Doing what is right for Arizona

We’ve set a bold goal to provide entirely clean, carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050.

Our clean energy commitment is guided by sound science and focused on achieving environmental and economic gains—all while maintaining affordable, reliable service for our customers.

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Energy Costs

Keeping the cost of energy down and economic growth up.

Over the last 25 years (1992-2017), our rates have increased an average of 0.9% for commercial and 1.3% for industrial despite 2.8% inflation. Keeping energy affordable and costs stable for existing, start-up and relocating businesses helps Arizona thrive.

View our Business Service Plans to learn more.

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Diverse Mix

A diverse energy mix is a smart energy mix

Diversified resources ensure clean, reliable and affordable energy. You flip a switch and the light comes on. But where does the energy that powers it come from and why is that important?

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Reliability

Consistently one of the most reliable utilities in America

Businesses count on us to keep their operations up and running. We consistently rank among the top utilities for reliability and in 2018 devoted $700 million to operate, maintain, expand and modernize the grid. Average outages per APS customer

2005 - 1.17
2010 - 0.92
2015 - 0.82
2018 - 0.84