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Solar

May 19, 2017

Property tax on solar companies nixed by Court of Appeals

Rooftop solar companies that lease panels to customers shouldn’t be charged property taxes for the solar arrays, an Arizona appellate court ruled Thursday.

Apr 4, 2017

Solar jobs continue growth in Arizona, not as fast as rest of nation

Arizona saw a 6 percent increase in solar jobs in 2016, bouncing back from a sharp drop the year before but still trailing well behind the national average growth of 25 percent in solar jobs.

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)
Mar 11, 2017

Giant utility drops lawsuit against ACC commissioner to stop records production

The state's largest electric utility may have outmaneuvered a utility regulator in the fight over its records about its campaign spending.

Jan 3, 2017

Explosive spending could be new norm for Corp Comm elections

More than $7 million poured into this year’s Arizona Corporation Commission, largely from two continually sparring foes whose businesses rely heavily on the regulatory body.

Dec 20, 2016

Corporation Commission dooms net metering, adopts new rates for solar

The Arizona Corporation Commission decided today that net metering for new solar users will eventually go away, but existing rooftop solar customers can keep their rates for 20 years.

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.

Dec 16, 2016

Corp Comm deliberations could determine fate of rooftop solar in Arizona

Next week, the Arizona Corporation Commission will finally determine the path forward for rooftop solar energy in the state.

Dec 15, 2016

Not all solar is created equal – comparing rooftop and utility scale

Arizona’s solar energy future is at stake as the Arizona Corporation Commission decides the value of solar at a hearing December 19 and 20.

Nov 8, 2016

Burns, Tobin, Dunn win Corp Comm seats

The Arizona Corporation Commission will remain an all-Republican body for the time being after three GOP candidates were the top vote-getters Tuesday.

Oct 28, 2016

Pro-SolarCity IE argues that transparency laws are unconstitutional

Save Our AZ Solar, which is spending millions of dollars to elect its favored candidates to the Arizona Corporation Commission, is insisting that disclosure laws requiring it to report its spending are unconstitutional.

Oct 20, 2016

Conservatives should seek to enable and fairly value solar power

Competitive markets are at the heart of American economic prosperity and stability. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been true of the monopoly-led, scandal-prone Arizona electricity industry.

Aug 29, 2016

Solar interests pour money into Corp Comm race

A flood of money from solar interests is overwhelming the spending in the race for the Arizona Corporation Commission.

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