“No rate hikes! No rate hikes! No rate hikes!” Before packing two Arizona Corporation Commission hearing rooms for nearly four hours of public testimony, local advocacy groups and utility ratepayers gathered outside of the commission’s downtown Phoenix building on May 18 to protest Arizona Public Service’s proposed 14% rate increase. APS is the state’s largest electricity[...]

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes spoke to around 200 APS customers Tuesday night at a town hall in north Phoenix centered around the proposed APS utility rate increase. The proposed rate would increase APS total revenue by nearly $580 million or 14% overall. Under the new rate structure, homeowners could pay 16% more, depending on[...]

In Arizona, one of the nation’s data center capitals, neighborhoods have started pushing back against data center projects to little avail. Why it matters: Neighbors say the giant technology centers diminish their quality of life and waste their water, but they face an army of lawyers and lobbyists working to push the projects through anyway.[...]

The American Lung Association released its 27th State of the Air Report on April 22 which coincided with Earth Day. In past years, it has shown that more than 80% of people in Arizona live in a county with at least one failing score. Bad air leads to health complications for many people. Maricopa County[...]

Wind and solar now generate about half of New Mexico’s electricity, roughly 40% in Colorado and about a third in Nevada. In Wyoming, they account for around 30%, while Idaho gets about a quarter. In Arizona and Utah, wind and solar produce about 20% of electricity. A big reason: falling costs.