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Current News

AIC Briefs

AIC Testimony in Cost/Value of Solar Docket
Tuesday, 23 February 2016

AIC Surrebuttal in UNS Case
Tuesday, 23 February 2016

AIC Letter Supporting CenturyLink
Tuesday, 02 February 2016

AIC'S Oppostiion to AURA's Motion to Extend Procedural Schedule
Thursday, 28 January 2016

AIC Amicus Brief to AZ Supreme Court re: RUCO v ACC
Tuesday, 15 December 2015

AIC Testimony in UNS Electric Rate Case
Wednesday, 9 December 2015

AIC Legal Memo Response to TASC
Friday, 02 October 2015

Deregulation Responsive Comments
Thursday, 17 October 2013

Deregulation Comments
Wednesday, 9 October 2013


Conferences

Click the links below to watch the upcoming debate or watch the archived debated.

 

Reports and Newsletters

ACC Open Meeting Monitor - September 2016

ACC Open Meeting Monitor - August 2016

Connect - April 12, 2016

Connect - December 23, 2015

Connect - October 8, 2015

Connect - July 23, 2015

Connect - March 11, 2015

Connect - December 23, 2014

Connect - November 7, 2014

Study of Studies: Economic Impacts
of GHG Regulation

Carbon Controls Fact Sheet

Economic Impact of Carbon Controls
in Arizona (full report)

Infrastructure Needs and Funding
Alternatives  For Arizona: 2008-2032
(Full Report)

Infrastructure Needs and Funding
Alternatives For Arizona: 2008-2032
(Executive Summary)

Streamlining Administrative &
Ratemaking Processes of the ACC

Latest AIC News

SRP's Northern Arizona Coal Plant One of the Biggest Carbon Emitters in the Country
Friday, 30 September 2016
SRP's Northern Arizona Coal Plant One of the Biggest Carbon Emitters in the Country  Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com September 29, 2016 An electric train delivers 240 cars of coal to... Read more...
SRP Approves $100 Million Gas-Plant Purchase
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
SRP Approves $100 Million Gas-Plant Purchase  Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com 11:46 a.m. MST September 20, 2016 Salt River Project's elected board of directors approved spending... Read more...
New AIC Newsletter
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2016 ACC Debate Video

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On July 20, 2016, seven candidates for the Office of Corporation Commissioner (5 Republicans; 2 Democrats) met at Rio Salado College Conference Center to field questions on their views of major issues confronting Arizona utilities and how they would undertake the responsibilities of regulating them if elected. Three of these candidates will be elected in the November general election to serve a 4-year term on the 5-member ACC.

 
2016 ACC Candidates Respond to Questionnaire

ACC2016 ACC Candidates Respond to Questions

AIC recently asked the seven candidates running for the ACC to tell us about their views on several issues facing regulation of energy, water and telecommunications utilities in Arizona.  In our request to the candidates, we told them we would post their written responses (un-edited) to the seven questions on the AIC website. 

Here are their questions and their responses:

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SRP Approves $100 Million Gas-Plant Purchase
SRP Approves $100 Million Gas-Plant Purchase

randazzo-ryan Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com 11:46 a.m. MST September 20, 2016

srpgasplantSalt River Project's elected board of directors approved spending $100 million to purchase a power block at the Gila River Power Station natural-gas-fired plant near Gila Bend.

The purchase was approved at a Sept. 12 board meeting.

The plant is owned by Entegra Power of Tampa, which sold another unit at Gila River to Tucson Electric Power last year. The plant was built by different companies in the early 2000s to be used as a merchant plant selling power on the wholesale market.

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Apple's Secret Solar Plant in Arizona Could Power 12,500 Homes
Apple's Secret Solar Plant in Arizona Could Power 12,500 Homes

randazzo-ryan Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com 7:51 a.m. MST September 21, 2016

applesolarApple Inc. has built a 300-acre solar power plant in Florence to make up for the electricity used in its Mesa data center, and Salt River Project finally released details of the secretive project Tuesday.

Apple wants its customers to know that when they ask the Siri app on their phones for directions, they aren't contributing to global climate change. The company has a goal of generating enough clean energy from multiple facilities to compensate for the power its global factories and other operations draw from the power grid.

Apple said in 2015 when it announced its command center project in Mesa that it would run the facility with solar power, but until now, the Cupertino, Calif.-based iPhone maker hasn't provided any details of how it would accomplish that.

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Utility Regulators Approve Money for APS Fight
Utility Regulators Approve Money for APS Fight

randazzo-ryan Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com 6:28 p.m. MST September 15, 2016

accapsArizona's utility regulators on Thursday approved hiring an outside attorney to represent Corporation Commissioner Robert Burns, who is being sued by Arizona Public Service Co. because the company doesn't want to disclose its political spending.

Last month, Burns issued subpoenas to APS and its parent company seeking information related to their political spending. Burns and others suspect APS and Pinnacle West Capital Corp. are the source of $3.2 million in 2014 that helped elect Republicans Tom Forese and Doug Little to the commission.

Pinnacle West owns APS and virtually all of its income is derived from the regulated utility that serves more than 1 million customers.

Last Friday, APS in turn filed a motion to cancel those subpoenas and charge Burns for the utility's attorney fees.

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Energy Initiative Awaits Nevada Voters
Energy Initiative Awaits Nevada Voters

Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2016 11:51 pm |

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Discussion is picking up on the Energy Choice Initiative, with more people taking public positions on the ballot measure that aims to deregulate electrical service in Nevada. Here are things to know about Question 3:

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TEP Awards $250,000 in Grants for Environment, Education, Assistance Programs
TEP LogoTEP Awards $250,000 in Grants for Environment, Education, Assistance Programs

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tucson Electric Power (TEP) awarded $250,000 in grants today to help 12 local nonprofit groups improve education, protect our environment and provide community assistance.

TEP’s Community Impact Grants will fund home repairs for 175 limited-income families, develop new solar energy resources, expand opportunities for thousands of underserved students and provide other critical services to local residents.

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