Utilities

A trio of Republican lawmakers is asking the Arizona Corporation Commission to consider adopting seasonal electricity rates for some customers in Mohave County who are struggling with a new rate increase approved by the commission in January.

Top federal officials, including U.S. Secretary Deb Haaland, traveled to Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument on Thursday to announce a $20 million grant to the Hopi Nation for a solar power project and 12 miles of powerline that will bring electricity to nearly 900 Hopi homes.

In a debate this week, the three Democrats and three Republicans running for the Arizona Corporation Commission sparred over the agency’s role in lowering energy costs for Arizona residents and promoting the use of more renewable energy across the state.

Water Asset Management, a New York-based investment company, purchased nearly 13,000 acres of land in La Paz County for $100 million. Critics worry about how this deal could mean less water for western Arizona county residents. County Supervisor Holly Irwin joined The Show to discuss why this deal is such a problem to her.

The 12.5 mile-long Transcanyon Waterline, originally built in the 1960s, supplies potable water for facilities on the South Rim and inner canyon. Park officials say it has exceeded its expected lifespan.

Attorney General Kris Mayes and two environmental groups filed lawsuits challenging the Arizona Corporation Commission’s controversial decision to exempt a 200-megawatt power plant expansion from environmental review.

Earlier this month, the biggest user of Colorado River water in the West agreed to conserve up to 700,000 acre feet of water through 2026. Tina Shields, water manager at the Imperial Irrigation District, joined The Show to explain how that's going to happen.

Arizona has long been seen as a potential leader in solar energy. But data show the state is lagging behind some other states, in terms of the rate of homeowners putting solar panels on their roofs.

San Carlos Apache Chairman Terry Rambler wants answers after the northern half of the reservation in southeastern Arizona was without electricity for nearly a day after a storm blew down a major electrical transmission line.

Arizona Public Service set a new energy demand record this weekend. Triple-digit-temperatures drove demand.