Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes recently called for immediate federal action to fix ongoing power outages after one affected thousands of people in central Arizona last month.
The San Carlos Irrigation Project’s Power Division is a federally managed utility that the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Indian Affairs oversee. Established in 1924, it serves the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila River Indian Reservation and parts of Gila, Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties.
In a letter to the Interior Department, Mayes expressed concerns about high bills and frequent outages, adding that extreme heat makes both especially dangerous.
She urged establishing cooling centers, ice giveaways and bill credits to prevent service disconnections.
Unlike other utilities, SCIP relies on customer payments instead of congressional money. Mayes also pushed for quicker funding to upgrade outdated infrastructure and requested a response before the end of this month.
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The election for the board of the Salt River Project is normally very quiet. It's an off-cycle election in the middle of April with an archaic voting model that allows only some property owners to even vote.
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Tuesday, April 7, is election day for various positions in SRP's water and power branches, including presidential and board positions. -
A report from the Arizona Governor's Office of Resiliency says geothermal energy provides substantial promise for state utilities as they face unprecedented power demand from large users like data centers and a growing population. -
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