News Articles – UniSource Energy Services

Become an Energy Detective: What’s Really Using Power in Your Home?

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:24:04 +0000

Trying to lower your electric bill? Reducing your electric use doesn’t mean you have to sweat it out until October to save money. We’ll help you sleuth out the highest energy users so you can make the biggest difference. Before you can make a plan to use less energy, you should identify the biggest energy users in your home. Here’s one way to follow the clues: According to data from the U.

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Branching Out: Why Trees and Power Lines Don’t Mix

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:27:06 +0000

Having a pretty and tidy yard feels great. But beyond making the neighbors green with envy, trimming your trees and managing vegetation can help prevent power outages, fires, and other stressful situations. Even in our dry desert climate, trees can go rogue, growing tall and wild. And when they get too cozy with power lines or electrical equipment? That’s when the drama starts. Think: branches…

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Meeting Demand for New Homes

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:29:25 +0000

UniSource is helping to satisfy steady housing demand in Northern Arizona communities, fueling positive economic impacts. Our company and contract crews are responding to increased requests for new natural gas service connections, especially in Prescott, Prescott Valley and Flagstaff. We’re on track to install more meters than last year, extending an upward trend since 2020. Last year, 1,333…

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Four Ways We Gave Back this Summer

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:32:06 +0000

We helped customers weather the summer months and prepare for the school year by making contributions in our communities. Here are some of the ways we helped. A new Lake Havasu City cooling center is now even more comfortable and energy-efficient thanks to a powerful AirEYE motion-sensor fan donated by UniSource. We partnered with River Cities United Way to launch the new Heat Relief Station…

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Taking Steps to Prevent Flooding in Flagstaff

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:34:40 +0000

Flagstaff residents will be better protected from flooding and gas service interruptions thanks to a project partnership involving UniSource Energy Services and the City of Flagstaff. UniSource has collaborated with the city and other entities to carry out major flood mitigation projects made necessary after wildfires left land disposed to runoff. Since the Museum Fire in 2019, in particular…

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Fueling Restaurant’s Growth in Yavapai County

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:45:32 +0000

When Augie Perry was looking to relocate his Prescott restaurant, it was critical to find a place with consistent, reliable natural gas service for cooking. UniSource stepped up to make the upgrades needed to supply gas capacity to Augie’s Restaurant in the expanded eatery and event space. Such work aligns with UniSource’s focus on economic development in our communities.

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Arizona Utilities Work to Lock In Critical Natural Gas Delivery to Power Growth

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:47:55 +0000

PHOENIX and TUCSON – Today, Arizona Public Service (APS), City of Mesa, Salt River Project (SRP), Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and UniSource Energy Services announced commitment plans for Transwestern Pipeline’s Desert Southwest expansion project. This new natural gas pipeline will help maintain year-round regional energy reliability by transporting natural gas from the Permian Basin in West Texas…

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UniSource Prepares for Summer with Upgrades

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:18:46 +0000

UniSource Energy Services maintains and strengthens our energy grid year-round to prepare for the challenges of summer, including high temperatures and powerful thunderstorms. System inspections and upgrades continue throughout the year. In 2024 alone, UniSource invested more than $24 million in power lines, transformers, electric switches and other transmission and distribution equipment that…

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Spreading Heat Awareness in Mohave County

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:43:07 +0000

UniSource Energy Services employees joined forces with the American Red Cross to share critical heat safety resources and information with residents in Lake Havasu City and Kingman. As communities in Arizona face extreme heat, UniSource employees, Red Cross and volunteers visited neighborhoods in mid-June to conduct check-ins while distributing life-saving information on how to stay safe during…

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Taking Steps to Prevent Flooding in Flagstaff

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:40:02 +0000

Flagstaff residents will be better protected from flooding and gas service interruptions thanks to a project partnership involving UniSource Energy Services and the City of Flagstaff. UniSource has collaborated with the city and other entities to carry out major flood mitigation projects made necessary after wildfires left land more susceptible to runoff. Since the Museum Fire in 2019…

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