By Ben Giles and Rachel Leingang | Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Public Service sought to quickly quash concerns last week that a letter submitted as a part of its request for a rate increase gave the appearance that dozens of government officials and nonprofit groups supported raising customers’ utility bills.
The utility company sent lawmakers talking points that claimed the media was drumming up a controversy at the request of solar surrogates and gave lawmakers suggestions on what to say if asked about the letter.
