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Bribery case witness list includes elected officials past and present
The witness list for the bribery case against Gary and Sherry Pierce, Jim Norton and George Johnson is a who’s who of Arizona politics.
Corp Comm to put tax-break pushed by indicted former member under scrutiny
In documents filed late Friday, Andy Tobin wants the current commission to tell affected companies to immediately start putting the additional money they're collecting from customers into an interest-bearing account. In the interim, he said regulators will review the policy change enacted at the behest of Gary Pierce.
Regulators approve Tucson utility’s rooftop solar plan
Energy regulators yesterday approved a proposal by Southern Arizona’s largest electricity provider to install solar panels on homes, a move that was heavily opposed by the rooftop solar industry.
Energy regulators raise questions about APS’ solar pitch
At least two energy regulators are highly skeptical of a proposal by the state’s biggest utility to enter the rooftop solar market.
Corp Comm votes unanimously to reconsider renewable energy standards
The Arizona Corporation Commission decided today to formally reconsider the state’s renewable energy standards, a potential blow to the state’s rooftop solar industry.
How the solar deal came down
Negotiators quietly forged 11th-hour net metering compromise
As it turned out, Arizona’s battle over solar net metering wasn’t what it seemed.
The powers that be
As it reaches a climax, the months-long campaign to reduce a key incentive for residential solar has given Arizonans a glimpse into a nearly obscure but powerful body of regulators that oversees some of Arizona’s biggest industries.
Advocates urge commissioners to preserve rooftop solar savings
Arizona’s energy regulators hunkered down this morning in front of an overflowing hearing room as users of solar rooftop panels urged them not to stifle the growth of residential solar in the state.
Critics warn of legal obstacles to deregulation
Arizona’s energy regulators dug deep into the legal complications surrounding a proposal to open up the state’s electric market to competition.
New policy: Corp Comm says small utilities can pass income taxes on to ratepayers
Reversing a decades-old policy, the Arizona Corporation Commission will allow the owners of small utility companies to pass their income taxes off to consumers across the state.
Arizona Corporation Commission to be made entirely of Republicans
Arizona voters have selected the three GOP candidates running for the Arizona Corporation Commission over their Democratic opponents, meaning the five-person commission that oversees Arizona’s utility industry will be comprised entirely of Republicans.
Environmentalists fear utility will be exempt from efficiency requirement
Environmentalists fear that the Arizona Corporation Commission may waive its stringent energy efficiency standards rather than approve a power-cutting plan submitted by Tucson Electric Power and scheduled for a vote Friday.
