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APS admits spending millions in 2014 election of energy regulators
The state’s largest electric utility admitted late Friday that it gave $10.7 million to organizations that spent heavily in the 2014 race for the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates energy companies.
Local elected officials face fines for opposition of Prop. 127
More than two dozen local elected officials are facing personal fines for their official opposition to a 2018 ballot measure on renewable energy.
Corp Comm takes new stab at disclosing APS political spending
State utility regulators are making another bid to find out how much money the state's largest electric utility is spending on political campaigns and lobbying.
Court rejects Burns’ bid to unearth APS campaign spending
State utility regulators have no legal right to investigate their colleagues to determine if they are biased, a judge has ruled.
Corp Comm attorneys contest Burns’ bid to expose APS election spending
Attorneys for members of the Arizona Corporation Commission told a judge Tuesday he should block a bid by one of the panel's members to investigate whether financial help they got or are suspected of getting from Arizona Public Service for their elections tainted their vote to allow the company to collect more money from customers.
Public health advocates campaign for Prop 127
Public health advocates urged voters Tuesday to support a renewable energy mandate on the November ballot even though not one of them could say how much of a difference it actually would make in ground-level air pollution.
Corp Comm’s interim takeover over of water utility in hands of judge
A federal judge refused Thursday to allow state utility regulators to seize control of Johnson Utilities, at least for the time being.
ACC to vote on taking over water company
The Arizona Corporation Commission will proceed with a vote today to install an interim manager at Johnson Utilities after the water company’s failed attempts in court to halt the appointment.
Regulator set to offer renewable energy plan for Corp Comm consideration
With a renewable energy initiative ready to be filed next week, a state utility regulator is filing his own proposal, one that electric companies are likely to find more attractive.
Utility regulator proposes broad renewable energy plan
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin released a plan January 30 that calls for increases in clean energy, energy storage and biomass.
APS derides Burns’ attempt to have court overturn rate hike
Attorneys for Arizona Public Service are deriding efforts by Bob Burns to have the state Supreme Court overturn a 3.3 percent rate hike just approved by the other utility regulators.
APS in court to block regulator from grilling executives
The attorney for the state's largest electric company told a trial judge Wednesday he has no authority to decide whether a utility regulator can grill her client's executives.
