Retail Gas Unbundling - Arizona

Status: The state has no unbundled natural gas service programs for residential customers.

Overview: No retail unbundling program for natural gas is actively being considered at this time by either the Arizona Corporation Commission or the state legislature. Only large-volume industrial and commercial customers have access to unbundled service.

EIA State Data: In 2003, Arizona had 957,442 residential and 56,082 commercial natural gas customers who consumed 36 and 32 billion cubic feet of natural gas, respectively. The average prices for natural gas purchased from local distribution companies (LDCs) by residential and commercial customers were $11.31 and $7.84 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.