By Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com
Two candidates hoping to regulate utilities continue to pressure Arizona Public Service Co. to disclose whether the company is working to get its preferred candidates elected as regulators.
The Arizona Corporation Commission consists of five elected officials who regulate rates for APS and other utilities in the state. Two of the positions are open for the 2014 election. Four Republicans and two Democrats are vying for the jobs.
The Republicans have split into teams. One of the teams — Vernon Parker and Lucy Mason — has received support from the rooftop-solar industry. The other team — Tom Forese and Doug Little — has received support from the Free Enterprise Club and another non-profit group that will not disclose their donors.
Parker and Mason believe APS is donating to the groups supporting Forese and Little. The utility has not denied any affiliation with the campaign.
