The re-election of Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, combined with shifts in the state legislature and the election of new commissioners to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), creates fresh opportunities to address soaring electricity costs and expand access to residential solar and storage.

Organized by clean energy advocate group Vote Solar, recent voter education efforts helped highlight the role of the ACC in determining household utility bills. Voters chose Clara Pratte and Jonathon Hill to join the regulatory body, which holds direct authority to set utility rates, determine export values for rooftop solar, and approve capital expenditures across Arizona’s investor-owned utilities.