Utility Late Feesexplore map distribution disconnections methodology api faq news blog

Database · Arizona

Arizona Public Service Co late fee

Arizona · Investor Owned

Arizona Public Service Co charges 1.5% for a residential electric bill paid late.

Percentage fee
1.5% of the past-due balance
Can disconnect
Yes, for non-payment
Percentile
Higher than 14% of US utilities that charge a percentage fee
Residential customers
1,256,120

Late fees versus bad debt, 2024

Late-fee revenue
$2,260,564 (FERC account 450, Forfeited Discounts)
Written off
$35,798,655 (FERC account 904, Uncollectible Accounts)
Ratio
0.06x

Source: US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC Form 1, accounts 450 and 904 (18 CFR Part 101), retrieved via the Public Utility Data Liberation project. Municipal utilities and most cooperatives do not file Form 1, so no ratio is available for them.

Disconnections in 2024

Disconnections
41,871 for non-payment
Rate
3.33 per 100 residential customers
Final notices
59,903
Reconnections
33,155

Counts are disconnection events, not households. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-112. See how this compares.

1.5% of past-due + tax, 7 days past due; no late fee during summer moratorium Jun 1-Oct 15

Source: https://www.aps.com/en/Residential/Billing-and-Payment/Payment-Policies

All Arizona utility late fees or the full database.