Arizona Public Service thinks $600m in profit isn’t enough. How much is? | Opinion
Arizona Public Service is once again reaching for your wallet. It is apparently not enough that the profits of the state’s most powerful utility are rocketing ever higher. Not enough that Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Legislature — many of them beneficiaries of APS’ largesse — recently gifted utilities both with protection from wildfire liability […]
Local opinion: Why we need to keep solar tax credits
When my wife and I moved to Tucson in 1994, we were struck by how much sunshine we got year-round — about 350 days a year. From the beginning, I remember saying, “We have to go solar.” But it took us years to actually do it. As a retired educator who spent more than 25 […]
Summer is coming, time to build more solar
Tim Stringham Summer is on its way in Arizona, and I’m already dreading it. As a veteran who grew up in Arizona and has spent time in Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Sahara, I can tell you that a summer in Phoenix ranks among the worst. It wears on you, on your car, on […]
2 of AZ’s largest power companies want to raise rates — again. What to know
Two of Arizona’s largest power companies will soon ask regulators to greenlight a rate hike for customers as they seek to expand their technology and infrastructure to keep up with the state’s rapid growth. Arizona Public Service Co. and Tucson Electric Power both said in public notices submitted to state regulators last week that they […]
Affordable and Convenient Access to EV Charging Toolkit: Solutions for Multifamily Housing Residents
For EV drivers without access to home charging, especially residents of multifamily housing, finding affordable and convenient charging options can be difficult. To make the cost and climate benefits of EVs available to all drivers, different charging options are necessary, such as shared residential charging, nearby public charging, or workplace charging.
Energy emergency? Trump cuts to efficiency, aid programs in AZ could create one
President Donald Trump’s “national energy emergency” took on new meaning in May — and new victims — according to watchdog and community action organizations who say his policies and changes to the budget threaten both the wallets and lives of Arizonans headed into another scorching summer.
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. […]
