Arizona Corporation Commissioners Rachel Walden, Lea Marquez Peterson, Kevin Thompson, Nick Myers, Rene Lopez (Source: AZCC.gov)
By Reagan Priest | AZ Capitol Times
Tensions are high between the Legislature and the Arizona Corporation Commission this session as lawmakers attempt to address issues like residential utility costs, energy reliability and wildfire mitigation through legislation.
The ACC, which oversees the regulation of the state’s public utility companies, has been the subject of many bills aimed at providing solutions or guardrails to ensure utility ratepayers are protected from extreme weather events, rising utility costs and power outages. However, commissioners say they haven’t been included in the drafting of some bills, many of which place additional burdens on them and their staff.
