In Arizona, one of the nation’s data center capitals, neighborhoods have started pushing back against data center projects to little avail. Why it matters: Neighbors say the giant technology centers diminish their quality of life and waste their water, but they face an army of lawyers and lobbyists working to push the projects through anyway.[...]

The American Lung Association released its 27th State of the Air Report on April 22 which coincided with Earth Day. In past years, it has shown that more than 80% of people in Arizona live in a county with at least one failing score. Bad air leads to health complications for many people. Maricopa County[...]

Wind and solar now generate about half of New Mexico’s electricity, roughly 40% in Colorado and about a third in Nevada. In Wyoming, they account for around 30%, while Idaho gets about a quarter. In Arizona and Utah, wind and solar produce about 20% of electricity. A big reason: falling costs.

Vianey Olivarría doesn’t think of herself as outdoorsy. She’ll camp now and then, but only if there are showers nearby. She loves a breezy stroll along a promenade but doesn’t mess around with hiking Camelback. And she’s too much of a foodie to consider dehydrated meals. For a long time, these were some of the[...]

Diane Brown has spent the past four decades advocating for consumers with the Public Interest Research Group. Twenty of those years have been spent in the Grand Canyon state, where she serves as the executive director of the Arizona Public Interest Research Group. Brown sat down with the Arizona Capitol Times to chat about her[...]

The Arizona Corporation Commission is holding a special workshop on the impact of data centers and other “large-load facilities” on electric bills. The hearing, held April 16, comes two weeks after a governor’s task force warned that Arizona needs a “full suite” of policies that “accommodate economic growth without compromising grid reliability or unfairly increasing[...]

Proponents of renewable power will control the Phoenix area utility’s policymaking for the first time after they won an unusually contentious race that drew attention from national groups. A slate of liberal candidates won control of the board of Arizona’s largest public utility this week, according to preliminary results posted on Wednesday, emerging from a[...]

If you find it challenging to pay your utility bill or are concerned about the costs of running your air conditioner for the next six months to stay comfortable, you are not alone. Unfortunately, the end is not in sight. Based on recent actions and statements by elected members of the Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona[...]

Arizona Public Service Company wants to raise its electricity rates by about 14%. If approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, it could take effect later this year. But Attorney General Kris Mayes says APS could get away with a 3% increase and still maintain reliable service. She says in the current plan, residential rate-payers would[...]

Call it spring hellfire, the Heat Miser’s meddling or the harbinger of summer — a historic heat wave is descending on Arizona, bringing three-digit temperatures to Phoenix. But this week’s record-breaking heat is not the stuff of myth or legend, experts warn: It’s on trend for a warming planet. The heat is the result of[...]