What is a rate case? How TEP and APS seek utility rate increases
Key Points: APS and TEP are each asking for a 14% rate increases Increase could affect nearly 2 million Arizona customers Customers and consumer advocates are pushing back, but a […]
ACC approves hefty water rate hike for Eloy retirement community
Key Points: Arizona Corporation Commission voted 3-2 in favor of the rate hike Robson Ranch residents fought against the increase for months The new owner of the utilities says the […]
Arizona’s small utility companies are decades behind on rate increases
Key Points: A retirement community is fighting rate increases of 128% and 188% at the Arizona Corporation Commission Rates for water and sewer service in the community have not been […]
Manufactured outrage: The woke mob’s latest assault on American enterprise
In the aftermath of the sweltering heat of Arizona’s summer, where the mercury danced perilously above 110 degrees more often than not, one might expect a chorus of reason from […]
Judge slows APS as it speeds toward another solar increase
I have been involved with utilities and regulatory work for almost 40 years. During that time I have seldom seen an administrative law judge understand and articulate the issues at hand with the clarity and knowledge Judge Teena Jibilian did recently.
SRP approves solar fee and rate hike
Salt River Project’s board of directors approved a rate hike Thursday that would add a solar demand charge of about $50 on average and a 3.9 percent increase for all SRP users, ending a three-month process of public meetings and solar industry outcry.












