APS has asked the AZ Court of Appeals to overturn key aspects of the company's most recent rate case.

"Key aspects of Decision 78317 represent unlawful, and arbitrary and capricious, departures from the Commission’s prior approach to ratemaking, threatening the certainty of the regulatory framework on which PSCs rely. Indeed, independent financial-market experts have concluded that the Commission’s new approach has transformed Arizona into “‘the single most value destructive regulatory environment’” for public utilities in the country."

The House Speaker and Senate President have appointed AZCPA Director Greg Patterson to an interim study committee on electric issues.  

Click Here for a copy of the Announcement.

Membership of the nine-person committee includes legislators and others that are jointly appointed by
Speaker Bowers and President Fann:

Representative Gail Griffin – CO-CHAIR (R-14)
Senator Sine Kerr – CO-CHAIR (R-13)
Representative Sarah Liguori (D-28)
Senator Lisa Otondo (D-4)Malcolm Hightower, Director, Residential Utility Consumer Office
Greg Patterson, Executive Director, Arizona's Competitive Power Alliance
Russ Patzer, President, Arizona Solar Deployment Alliance
Ted Geisler, Chief Financial Officer, Arizona Public Service
Bobby Olsen, Senior Director, Salt River Project