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Ducey takes aim at California in State of the State speech
The governor took seven pot shots at Arizona’s most populous neighbor in his annual State of the State address. In contrast, Ducey’s speech included just one small mention of California last year.
Bitter cold: Untimely exit ushers in a winter of discontent at Corp Comm
A wintry chill has come to the Arizona Corporation Commission, both literally and figuratively, and nowhere is that frigid air more pronounced than the untimely exit of Susan Bitter Smith, the agency’s chairwoman.
Under pressure, Bitter Smith resigns from Corporation Commission
Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith is resigning from the Arizona Corporation Commission effective January 4. Bitter Smith has been under tremendous political pressure following a decision by Attorney Mark Brnovich to ask the Arizona Supreme Court to remove her from office because of a conflict of interest.
Major solar company acknowledges tie to Corp Comm critic
SolarCity told the Arizona Capitol Times it has contributed money to a group that provides most of the support for the Checks and Balances Project, a frequent critic of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
AG files to remove Bitter Smith from Corporation Commission
A months-long siege on Arizona’s energy regulatory agency by a nonprofit funded by renewable energy interests is forcing the state’s top regulator onto the edge of a political precipice.
Burns considers using subpoena to reveal APS election spending
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns is prepared to deploy his subpoena powers if Arizona Public Service and its parent company, Pinnacle West, refuse to provide him with information about its electioneering spending last year.
AG files to remove Bitter Smith from Corp Comm
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the state’s Supreme Court justices to remove chief energy regulator Susan Bitter Smith from office, arguing she is not eligible to hold it because of her ties to companies she regulates.
Sun Wars: Arizona moves to the forefront of battles over rooftop solar
The debate’s outcome could alter the viability of residential solar as a renewable source in Arizona. Five commissioners could keep the industry vibrant or doom it in one of the sunniest places in America.
Commissioners conclude they aren’t biased in solar case
After a moment of introspection, three energy regulators have concluded they hold no prejudices and there’s no need to recuse themselves from hearing a now-withdrawn proposal by Arizona Public Service to hike the monthly solar fee by 320 percent.
Corporation Commissioners come out swinging in election controversy
A dispute between energy regulators over the role that corporations play in their election is threatening to escalate into a full blown controversy, with one commissioner threatening to subpoena the records of Arizona Public Service as a way of testing the authority of the agency in charge of regulating utilities.
Arizona, other states, seek stay of new clean air rule
As the state’s energy officials continue to sift through a final federal rule to curb carbon emissions, Attorney General Mark Brnovich has already decided the rule itself is unlawful and has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to stay its implementation.
Judge: No urgent need to consider APS solar rate increase
An administrative law judge has concluded that Arizona Public Service hasn’t “established an urgent need” for addressing any cost shift attributed to rooftop solar outside of a rate case.
