APS just got a nice return on its investment in Arizona’s leaders | Opinion
Watch your wallets, Arizona, and especially you customers of Arizona Public Service. Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill that critics predict will allow the powerhouse, for-profit utility — and all other electric utilities — to reach more deeply into your pocket. This, in the very week when we learn about yet another six-figure contribution […]
The Arizona Corporation Commission’s duty is to us, not utilities
Arizonans know extreme heat can be deadly, so it was incomprehensible this week when Arizona Corporation Commissioner Nick Myers blamed an elderly woman’s heat-related death last May on her and her family, not the power shutoff that left her without air conditioning during a brutal heatwave. Instead of demanding answers about why her electricity was […]
Critics of utility measure urge veto if it lands on Hobbs’ desk
Democratic lawmakers, former members of the Arizona Corporation Commission and other advocates continue to sound alarm bells over a bill that would allow public utility companies to securitize assets as the possibility of significant amendments or a veto remains uncertain. At a press conference on April 29, Democratic Sens. Priya Sundareshan and Lauren Kuby were […]
Utility CEOs get raises as companies roll back diversity, environmental pay incentives and rates increase
In 2024, investor-owned utilities paid their chief executive officers a total of over $530 million, according to an analysis by the Energy and Policy Institute based on the latest proxy statements released by the companies. Of the 54 utilities examined, most increased the total executive compensation paid out in 2024 over the previous year’s levels. […]
Opinion | Arizona utilities want free access to your wallet. And they just might get it
Arizona Public Service has spent the last decade reshaping Arizona’s energy policies in its favor. This legislative session, APS and other utilities are making one of their boldest moves yet — pushing lawmakers to approve sweeping changes in how and what they can charge their captive electricity ratepayers.
American Lung Association: State of the Air Report
The American Lung Association released its 26th Annual “State of the Air” Report. The report finds that nearly half of all people in the U.S. (more than 156 million) live in an area that received a failing grade for at least one measure of air pollution, and 42.5 million people live in areas with failing […]
