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When reality clashes with branding: Arizona. Public. Disservice.
The timing of APS’ “arizona. public. service.” commercial broadcast during a recent Diamondbacks game was a masterclass in corporate irony. This branding — designed to evoke communal duty — came […]
APS settles with attorney general over alleged heat-related death
Key Points: Attorney General Kris Mayes secures settlement with APS after heat death Agreement requires temperature-based disconnection rules, customer assistance Mayes urges statewide reforms, clashes with ACC on oversight failures […]
Diane Brown: Promoting pragmatism over partisanship with PIRG
Diane Brown has spent the past four decades advocating for consumers with the Public Interest Research Group. Twenty of those years have been spent in the Grand Canyon state, where […]
Attorney General Mayes sparks turf war with Arizona Corporation Commission
Key Points: Attorney General Kris Mayes is challenging several recent Corporation Commission decisions Commissioners say Mayes is infringing on their authority to set utility rates The battle is likely to […]
Get ready for utility rate increases every year
Arizonans should be skeptical of anyone promising to end utility “rate shock,” especially when their so-called solution is a policy that makes onerous rate increases automatic. Arizona Corporation Commissioner Rachel […]
When oversight becomes a campaign strategy in Arizona utility regulation
Arizona’s Constitution is clear. The Arizona Corporation Commission was designed to operate as an independent, elected body with exclusive authority over utility ratemaking. That independence exists to ensure decisions affecting […]
Governor unveils state strategic energy plan
Key Points: Gov. Katie Hobbs rolled out an energy report addressing data center growth, energy demand The report was generated through the “herculean effort” of state energy stakeholders Hobbs urged […]
Arizona’s energy reality is changing. The SRP election will shape what comes next.
Arizona’s electricity system is entering a period of rapid change, and the decisions made in the next few years will determine whether the state can maintain affordable, reliable power while […]
Arizona leaders struggle to find compromise on rising energy costs
Key Points: Energy bill affordability is top of mind for Arizona leaders Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature disagree on how to lower costs Gov. Katie Hobbs is unlikely to […]
Who pays for Arizona’s AI power boom?
In the Wild West that is the AI power boom, Arizona is attracting massive data centers, requiring as much as one gigawatt of power. The rush to attract these facilities […]
We can barely survive, and APS wants more?
My husband and I have gotten used to living in the dark. We abide by a strict “one light at a time rule” in our home to keep our energy […]
New nuclear projects see bipartisan support in Arizona
Key Points: Arizona leaders express support for new nuclear energy projects Corporation Commission hopes to see development by 2035 High costs and “NIMBYism” could delay nuclear deployment There appears to […]
