by Carolyn Classen, blogger Tucson Electricity Rates Town Hall Tue, Apr 7, 11AM – 12:30PM 7820 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ “Attorney General Kris Mayes has been approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to intervene against APS and TEP’s pending electricity rate cases, which would skyrocket already high electricity bills for Arizona consumers. Join … Read more
Talk about bad timing. With the country in a war with Iran that has spiked up oil prices and what the consumer pays at the gas pump, the Arizona Corporation Commission, in a March 4 5-0 vote, thought now was the best time to repeal its Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) Mandate that required … Read more
In early August, the utility company, Arizona Public Service (APS) abandoned their commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. They also want to raise rates by 14 percent. Fast forward to this last week and there are two more developments, spurred on in part by encouragement from science denying MAGA allies in Washington D.C. and … Read more
If you thought Arizona had learned anything from our state’s last water scandal, think again. Pima County just sold off 290 acres of public land near the Fairgrounds for a $3.6 billion data center project. Yep, in a 3–2 vote on June 17, the Board of Supervisors approved a deal with Project Blue, a San … Read more
