Utility-authored securitization bill is horrible deal for ratepayers and state
Despite record-breaking profits, Arizona’s monopoly utilities — led by APS — are pushing to offload even more costs onto ratepayers with less oversight through a sweeping new bill, HB2679. If passed, HB2679 would allow utilities to use a financial tool known as “securitization” that trades high-interest loans for low-interest bonds that can be paid off […]
Attorney General Federal Funding Cuts Community Impact Hearing
Recent federal budget cuts have resulted in the abrupt firing of key officials at the Department of Energy’s Office of Grants and Efficiency (DOGE), jeopardizing critical funding streams for state and local clean energy initiatives. These cuts put vital programs at risk—programs that help communities save energy, expand access to renewables, and prepare for climate […]
‘We have real lives at stake’: Trump impedes Arizona tribe’s energy lifeline
Timothy L. Nuvangyaoma, chair of the Hopi Tribe in Arizona, saw the unprecedented gusher of federal clean energy money as a potential lifeline for his community still reeling after the closure of a job-creating coal plant in 2019. After applying for and receiving some $90 million in federal funding for solar power projects, battery installations […]
Arizona Utilities Want a Blank Check – At Your Expense
Big Utilities are fast-tracking a dangerous bill (HB2679) that would shift their bad investments onto ratepayers and prolong the use of polluting, water-intensive power plants like coal and gas.
Solar advocates continue to fight fee on utility bills
Solar advocates continue to fight what they call a “discriminatory” fee added to the utility bills of Arizona Public Service customers who have solar panels. The “grid access charge” is a $2-3 monthly fee for customers with an average rooftop solar system. It was instituted last March and, after advocacy groups protested, upheld in a […]
