‘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 […]
