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Regulators to review policy benefiting utility owners following federal indictment
Citing the indictment of one of its former members, state utility regulators voted today to review a policy allowing utility company owners to pass along some of their personal income tax burden to customers.
Indictment raises question of appointed Corporation Commission
The head of the Arizona Corporation Commission says the indictment of a former member on bribery charges may make the case for appointing utility regulators instead of electing them.
APS political spending records to remain secret for now
A judge is refusing to force the state's largest electric company to turn over its records of political spending to a utility regulator, at least not yet.
Burns takes another shot at unveiling ’14 election spending
State utility regulator Bob Burns wants a quick ruling on his bid to get records from Arizona Public Service to see if two of his colleagues should be barred from voting on the company's latest rate hike request.
Constitutional issue stymies bill to remove co-ops from ACC regulation
A bill to ease regulations for Arizona’s electric cooperatives stalled after questions about its constitutionality.
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.
Tom takes over, and Bob isn’t happy
Forese took over as Corp Comm chairman today, while former Ducey staffer Ted Vogt was swiftly installed as executive director of the regulatory agency.
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.
Forese to run for treasurer
The first candidate running for the 2018 Arizona state treasurer race announced his candidacy today.
Forese proposes code of ethics for Corporation Commission
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Tom Forese wants the beleaguered commission to come up with a code of ethics after more than a year of consistent public scrutiny.
Election backlash played central role in Little and Forese’s first year
The first year in office wasn’t exactly quiet for new Corporation Commissioners Tom Forese and Doug Little. After a few months of relative calm, several utilities filed requests for solar fees or changes to net metering, kicking off a firestorm of criticism of the entire commission.
Arizona regulators seek compromise for solar installations
Two Arizona utility regulators are working to reach a compromise between rooftop-panel installers and big utilities.
