Attorney General Kris Mayes claims a 14% rate hike proposed by Tucson Electric Power TEP is unjustified.
TEP’s proposed hike would see rates increase this fall. According to the utility, the average Tucson household would pay $16 more each month — which it argues is needed to help cover rising costs and support recent investments.
But Mayes argues TEP is asking customers to pay a significantly higher cost than what’s needed to maintain reliable service.
In testimony filed with state utility regulators this week, Mayes says the current proposal would take some $148 million per year from Tucson families and direct it to TEP's shareholders. Mayes says the utility only needs a 4% increase to sustain reliable service.
In December, the ACC greenlit a plan to allow TEP to power a proposed data center in Tucson that critics say will further strain the system.
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