The Sierra Club today published a new report, “Asleep at the Switch: How the ACC is Letting Utilities Fleece Ratepayers,” that considers the power the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has over the future of Arizona’s energy landscape, public health, and utility bill increases. The report also examines the ACC’s role in Arizona’s gas rush, as[...]

This summer, Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility, saw record-breaking demands for energy. APS reported customers had used about 90% of its planned capacity. So what’s driving the increasing need for electricity? An analysis of early information found data centers made up half of the growth in energy demand for APS this year. It[...]

As America races to build a new energy system, states are making policy choices that determine who pays for it, who benefits from it, and who gets to decide what it looks like. ILSR designed our Community Power Scorecard as a tool for advocates, researchers, community members, and lawmakers to track states’ energy policy choices[...]

Why is Arizona Public Service — better known as APS — charging its customers more for a “power supply adjustment” fee? We’re talking 1,000% more compared to about five years ago. 12News investigative reporter Joe Dana has been trying to get to the bottom of the mysterious and sharply growing charge that’s contributing to average people and[...]

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a former utility regulator outspoken about energy matters, submitted a formal request for an investigation into the impact of data center growth on APS customer bills. Mayes told 12News if current corporation commissioners do not investigate claims provided to the commission last week alleging unfair charges of customers, she does[...]