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The Obama administration’s revised Clean Power Plan goals could be more palatable for Arizona, but big questions remain as to how they will affect the state’s utilities, their customers and the fate of the Apache Generating Station.

With the Environmental Protection Agency expected to release its final rule on carbon emissions next week, Arizona officials and utility representatives are hoping for a bit of relief.

The state’s regulated electric utilities are on track to meet the goal of 6 percent renewable energy use by the end of 2016, largely through utility-scale and rooftop solar projects.

The Court of Appeals yesterday ruled in favor of the Arizona Corporation Commission, reversing a lower court’s decision and confirming the commission’s authority to count energy from a proposed trash-burning facility as a renewable source.

The Attorney General's office took custody of Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump's cell phone to review as part of the agency's whistleblower investigation into former Commissioner Gary Pierce.

When Tucson Electric Power opened up spots in its brand-new rooftop solar program on July 1, the utility received 200 applications within the first half-hour.

The Phoenix Police Department won’t be handling the forensic analysis of Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone to see if any text messages are retrievable.

As the Arizona Corporation Commission confronts a controversy surrounding the retention of public records, Commissioner Doug Little is offering a simple fix: Avoid texting when doing official business.

Facing the end of a major federal subsidy and utilities pushing policy changes to limit savings homeowners with solar panels will receive through net metering, solar companies nevertheless say they will be able to survive – without subsidies.

The Corporation Commission will extract text messages from Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone on Friday, using an expert from the Department of Public Safety overseen by a retired judge.