The newest state utility regulator is blasting Chairman Doug Little for sidelining a discussion of whether Arizona Public Service should be forced to use some of the cash it has from ratepayers to reduce peak energy demand through battery storage.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin sat out on a vote April 12 because of a potential conflict of interest. But after that matter failed, Tobin now says he should have been able to vote and he wants an emergency meeting so the Commission can vote again.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin will seek a full term on the commission in this year’s election.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin has another potential conflict of interest, though the commissioner said he didn’t tell the governor’s office about it before being appointed.

The state House agreed this afternoon to alter state law so the newest member of the Arizona Corporation Commission can vote on pending electric rate cases.

If you’re not sure what the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is or does, don’t feel bad; you’re in good company. I’ve traveled all across this state as a former speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives and as the director of the departments of Weights and Measures, Insurance, and Financial Institutions.

An Arizona House panel advanced a bill designed to relieve Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin of a conflict of interest.

Arizona utility regulator Andy Tobin hopes a strike-everything amendment from a state lawmaker could allow him to vote on some important upcoming cases.

The Arizona Corporation Commission welcomed its newest member today, but new commissioner Andy Tobin has his own potential conflict of interest.

The governor made the appointment a day after the regulators met to elect Commissioner Doug Little as interim chairman. Tobin will replace Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith when her resignation becomes effective on January 4th.