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ACC vote leaves Burns to fend for himself in legal fight with utility
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted today to stop paying an attorney to defend one of its members in a lawsuit from the state’s largest utility.
Commissioner pursues rules on transparency, electioneering
Picking up where he left off last year, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns is pursuing rules on transparency and electioneering disclosure for his beleaguered regulatory body.
Electricity Rates: No hike necessary
Two of the most important state agencies that scrutinize our state’s electric utility companies recently concluded that rates don’t need to rise after all for Arizona Public Service Company customers.
APS heads to court to block subpoenas
APS and Pinnacle West struck back against Burns both at the commission and in court late Friday, calling his quest to disclose the utility’s alleged election spending a “campaign of harassment.”
Grand jury subpoenaed APS’ parent company
Arizona Public Service’s parent company received two grand jury subpoenas in June, according to a quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2.
Mediation between solar firm, Arizona utility suspended
An agreement between the nation's largest solar company and Arizona's biggest utility to call off a contentious battle and instead negotiate on how to treat rooftop solar power has hit a major bump, and representatives for both sides said Thursday they've called off the talks.
APS acts to quell concerns over consumer rate hike letter
Arizona Public Service sought to quickly quash concerns last week that a letter submitted as a part of its request for a rate increase gave the appearance that dozens of government officials and nonprofit groups supported raising customers’ utility bills.
This utility wants your $11
APS wants to increase residential customers’ electric bills by about $11 each month, as well as overhaul the way it calculates them. Under a rate case filed with the Corp Comm today, the utility is seeking to move most residential customers from a two-part rate to a three-part rate, which would include a demand component.
Residential bills would rise by 8 percent under APS rate overhaul
Arizona Public Service officially asked the Arizona Corporation Commission today to change the way it charges residential customers, resulting in an average monthly bill increase of about $11 and a major shift in how bills are calculated.
Former Arizona sheriff fights new villain: ‘demand charges’
These days I find myself in a different kind of fight, not one against hardened criminals but those of shrewd political actors in the form of Arizona power companies seeking to pickpocket Arizona residents.
APS to push for controversial demand rates
The state’s largest electric utility wants to move its residential customers to demand rates, a controversial mechanism that critics say would mean higher bills for many ratepayers.
Brnovich concludes regulators can inspect APS’ records
State utility regulators have a legal right to question company executives about whether they secretly funneled money into political campaigns, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said today.
