State utility regulator Bob Burns wants a quick ruling on his bid to get records from Arizona Public Service to see if two of his colleagues should be barred from voting on the company's latest rate hike request.

A libertarian think tank contends that monopoly utilities could be violating the free speech rights of ratepayers by making political contributions without their consent to candidates and causes.

In the last year, three electric utilities have already stepped up to the plate seeking a rate increase from the Arizona Corporation Commission. Fortunately, two have struck out.

The parent company of the state’s largest utility spent more than $10 million on political ventures in 2016, according to an annual report released today.

The Arizona Corporation Commission plans a series of meetings to take public comments on a rate increase agreement between the state's largest electric utility and consumer, solar and business groups.

Arizona’s largest utility company has reached an agreement with 30 other groups to increase electricity rates by $6 on average and institute optional demand rates for residential customers.

More than $7 million poured into this year’s Arizona Corporation Commission, largely from two continually sparring foes whose businesses rely heavily on the regulatory body.

Next week, the Arizona Corporation Commission will finally determine the path forward for rooftop solar energy in the state.

APS has made an offer to settle its ongoing dispute with Commissioner Burns: Drop your inquest into our 2014 political spending and we’ll support a commission rule to make sure election spending by any entity (both regulated and unregulated) with business before the commission is disclosed in the future.

Election Day in Arizona saw Republicans winning the presidential vote despite Democratic efforts to tap into the state's growing demographic shift, a GOP sweep of statewide utility regulator races, and a sturdy defense of a swing congressional district in southern Arizona.