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Arizona Corporation Commission

Jun 28, 2025

2 state agencies argue ACC is improperly pushing policies

Key Points: Policy statements from Arizona Corporation Commission have been challenged Commission argues it is entirely exempt from governing agency regulations Two agencies disagree, and are fighting against the commission […]

Jun 10, 2025

Freedom Caucus announces primary challengers for Arizona Corporation Commission

Key Points: Reps. David Marshall and Ralph Heap are running for the Corporation Commission They will challenge Republican  incumbents Kevin Thompson and Nick Myers Challengers are latest in Freedom Caucus […]

May 2, 2025

Critics of utility measure urge veto if it lands on Hobbs’ desk

Key Points: Bill would allow utility companies to move debt into low-interest bonds  Critics say the process can be good, but lacks safeguards to protect residential utility customers Utility companies […]

Forest Service, wildfires, controlled burns
Mar 24, 2025

Wildfire regulation bill to be stripped of most contentious elements in Senate

A sweeping measure passed by the Arizona House giving utilities like Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power major protections from lawsuits for wildfires sparked by their equipment will be […]

Mar 22, 2025

Tensions rise between Arizona Corporation Commission and Legislature

Key Points The ACC oversees regulation of state utility companies. There has been unusual friction this session between commissioners and lawmakers. Legislation imposed on ACC causing tensions. Tensions are high […]

Feb 7, 2025

Lawmaker proposes renaming Corporation Commission for better awareness

Lawmakers, activists and members of the Arizona Corporation Commission have lamented that voters do not understand the significance of the utility regulation body, but one senator is hoping to correct that by changing the agency’s name. 

Jan 6, 2025

Corp Comm elects Kevin Thompson as chair, votes to add vice chair position

The members of the new, all-Republican Corporation Commission unanimously elected Commissioner Kevin Thompson chair of the body at its swearing-in ceremony on Monday. 

Dec 30, 2024

Formula Rate Plan means transparency, affordability, predictability

Earlier in December, the Arizona Corporation Commission took action to modernize how utility rates are set by adopting Formula Rate Plans (FRPs). This marks a significant step forward in tackling […]

Dec 17, 2024

Corp Comm Republicans censure outgoing Democrat for alleged statutory, ethics violations

Republicans on the Arizona Corporation Commission voted Tuesday to censure outgoing Democratic Commissioner Anna Tovar and ...

Dec 13, 2024

Jim O’Connor: Man of prayer, not politics

Jim O’Connor says he is not a politician. Even though he holds elected office as chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission, O’Connor views his job as ...

Nov 29, 2024

Democrat defends herself from accusations of open-meetings, ethics violations

Democratic Corporation Commissioner Anna Tovar has hired legal representation and denies any wrongdoing after Republican commissioners say she violated state laws related to executive sessions and the commission’s code of ethics.

Rows of solar panels sit at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Nov 15, 2024

Environmental, business leaders weigh in on all-GOP Corporation Commission

In 2025, Republicans will fill all five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, but clean energy advocates, environmentalists and business leaders aren’t sounding a death knell for their causes.  Rachel […]

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