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Sep 13, 2017

Little to resign from Corp Comm for job in Trump administration

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Doug Little will resign his post after taking a job with the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington D.C.

May 22, 2017

Utilities offer incentives aimed at saving energy

More options to encourage the efficient consumption of power have emerged as energy resources in the Valley evolved over the past decade.

Feb 21, 2017

Hard choices ahead as officials look at future of Navajo power plant

Despite pledges to look for alternatives, closing the Navajo Generating Station in Page could devastate the local economy, where hundreds of jobs rely on the plant and affiliated coal mine and where experts see few, if any, workable solutions.

Feb 16, 2017

Native Americans’ right to live off land is essential

For centuries, Native Americans – just like my fellow farmers – have called upon the land they call home to make their way in the world.

Feb 16, 2017

Transitioning Navajo Generating Station reflects changing energy economics

The energy landscape is rapidly changing, however, and we are very possibly in the midst of writing a new energy chapter for Arizona.

Bob Burns explains why he was the lone vote against selecting Tom Forese as new chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
Feb 7, 2017

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.

Jan 26, 2017

Bipartisan, market-based approach could significantly cut carbon emissions

Making the switch to renewable energy is clearly not a partisan issue. According to the Post-Election National Clean Energy Survey conducted by the Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, 75 percent of Trump voters support taking action to accelerate the development and use of clean energy in the United States. Altogether, 64 percent of the 1,000 voters surveyed say they’d even pay mo[...]

Jan 3, 2017

Commissioners pick Forese as new chairman, while top staffers leave

Regulators today picked Tom Forese as chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Former gubernatorial staffer Ted Vogt also took over as executive director of the regulatory agency.

Sen. Debbie Lesko
Dec 16, 2016

Lesko claims solar firms violating her consumer protection laws

A state senator asked the Arizona Attorney General’s to investigate potential noncompliance by rooftop solar companies with two laws aimed at protecting consumers.

Nov 28, 2016

Landmark Clean Power policy likely doomed in Trump presidency

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to get rid of President Barack Obama’s landmark environmental policy, the Clean Power Plan, which calls on states to reduce carbon emissions nationwide by 32 percent by 2030. In Arizona, the plan calls for a 34 percent reduction in emissions.

Nov 17, 2016

Arizonans will face higher electricity costs under clean power plan

If you spend more than 10 percent of your income on electricity, natural gas, and other household energy costs, then you are afflicted by energy poverty. It is a tragedy that forces some families to choose between keeping the lights on or putting food on the table, because they cannot afford both.

Oct 27, 2016

Arizona can do more with energy efficiency

Though we’ve now proven that energy efficiency works, we’ve only just begun to tap its potential. Arizonans can continue to save as we cut energy waste by upgrading buildings, improving manufacturing production lines, and installing new sensors and controls. Doing so creates local, family-wage jobs that can’t be outsourced, and such efforts end up paying for themselves.

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