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Utility regulator should not undercut Arizona’s energy efficiency leadership
State action may threaten about 40,000 jobs in Arizona’s energy industry, but those jobs aren’t ones that immediately come to mind. Instead, the 40,000 jobs – more than coal, wind, solar, oil and gas combined – are in energy efficiency.
State utilities set to meet goal of 6% renewables in 2016
The state’s regulated electric utilities are on track to meet the goal of 6 percent renewable energy use by the end of 2016, largely through utility-scale and rooftop solar projects.
Customers flock to new utility-owned solar programs
When Tucson Electric Power opened up spots in its brand-new rooftop solar program on July 1, the utility received 200 applications within the first half-hour.
TEP withdraws application to pay solar customers less
Tucson Electric Power withdrew its application to change net metering rules Friday, saying instead the company will address the issue in its upcoming rate case.
Facts and figures on rooftop solar fee proposals
Utility companies across the state are asking the Arizona Corporation Commission for changes to the way they handle solar customers. Some utilities are suggesting a change to the rate they pay solar customers for excess energy produced by rooftop solar panels, while Arizona Public Service is asking to increase its fee on solar users from $5 to $21 on average each month.
Death spirals? High-stakes solar energy fight may have just begun
Less than two years after the Arizona Corporation Commission settled on a small surcharge for residential solar, utilities are back before the regulatory body asking for bigger fees and setting the next stage for what some describe as an existential battle over the future of renewable energy here and perhaps across the country.
Utilities’ programs aim for 22% reduction in Arizonans’ energy use by 2020
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s 2010 energy efficiency rules catapulted the state to the front of the energy efficiency industry, according to the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project.
Tucson Electric wants to pay less for solar energy
Arguing that solar customers don’t pay their fair share for its service, Tucson Electric Power today asked the Corp Comm to allow it to pay less for the excess energy produced by rooftop panels, which, if approved, would cut solar customers’ savings by about 22 percent per month for a typical system.
TEP proposal would cut savings to solar customers
In a filing to the Arizona Corporation Commission on March 25, Tucson Electric Power is proposing to slash the amount it pays for excess power from rooftop panels.
Regulators approve Tucson utility’s rooftop solar plan
Energy regulators yesterday approved a proposal by Southern Arizona’s largest electricity provider to install solar panels on homes, a move that was heavily opposed by the rooftop solar industry.
Corporation commissioners question AZ utilities on security status
Arizona regulators are asking electric utilities in the state to say whether they're prepared for security threats ranging from cyberattacks to penetrations of equipment and facilities.
Corporation Commission asks for public’s views on electricity deregulation
The Arizona Corporation Commission has asked the public to weigh in on electricity deregulation, which would break up the state’s system of “regulated monopoly” under which a handful of public utility companies are in charge of generating and distributing power to homes and industries.
