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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.
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.
Utility drops bid to have all residential customers pay demand charge
A small utility that serves parts of rural Arizona is dropping its bid for new controversial rates for all residential customers, but keeping its plan to move solar customers onto those rates.
Arizona utilities trying to dramatically change, increase charges
Arizona’s largest utility companies, including Tucson Electric Power and Arizona Public Service, are trying to dramatically change how they charge small business and residential customers for electricity.
Demand-based rate strategy makes sense
Media coverage of the electricity rate case filed by UniSource Energy Services (UES) has promoted dire predictions from California-based rooftop solar leasing companies that oppose the proposal. We encourage every utility customer to consider the facts of the UES case.
