Arizona Public Service is once again reaching for your wallet. It is apparently not enough that the profits of the state’s most powerful utility are rocketing ever higher. Not enough that Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature — many of them beneficiaries of APS’ largesse — recently gifted utilities both with protection from wildfire liability[...]
When my wife and I moved to Tucson in 1994, we were struck by how much sunshine we got year-round — about 350 days a year. From the beginning, I remember saying, “We have to go solar.” But it took us years to actually do it. As a retired educator who spent more than 25[...]
Tim Stringham Summer is on its way in Arizona, and I’m already dreading it. As a veteran who grew up in Arizona and has spent time in Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Sahara, I can tell you that a summer in Phoenix ranks among the worst. It wears on you, on your car, on[...]
Two of Arizona’s largest power companies will soon ask regulators to greenlight a rate hike for customers as they seek to expand their technology and infrastructure to keep up with the state’s rapid growth. Arizona Public Service Co. and Tucson Electric Power both said in public notices submitted to state regulators last week that they[...]
For EV drivers without access to home charging, especially residents of multifamily housing, finding affordable and convenient charging options can be difficult. To make the cost and climate benefits of EVs available to all drivers, different charging options are necessary, such as shared residential charging, nearby public charging, or workplace charging.