Utilities
Salt River Project recently announced a partnership with a company that specializes in battery storage systems.
Oct. 31, 2022
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would spend $759 million to provide high-speed internet access to rural communities across the country. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and Tohono O’odham Utility Authority in Arizona will receive more than $17 million in grant funding.
Oct. 28, 2022
A new federal requirement means Phoenix will replace thousands of water service lines to reduce the risk of lead exposure in drinking water.
Oct. 20, 2022
The state’s major utilities have publicly committed themselves to clean energy. But conservationists say they have a long way to go if they are to meet their goals.
Oct. 18, 2022
Two of the five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for grabs in the current election. The commission is best known for regulating utilities. A big issue distinguishing this year’s candidates is renewable energy.
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Oct. 17, 2022
MyPeoriaAZ users may now submit service requests, like graffiti removal, street maintenance, street lighting, traffic signals and more.
Oct. 6, 2022
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has approved legislation that allocates $3.6 million to the Ramah Navajo School Board in New Mexico. The Pine Hill Schools are long overdue for a new electrical system.
Sep. 28, 2022
Arizona utility regulators have the individual power to seek corporate records to see if a company is funneling “dark money” into the campaigns of their colleagues. And a majority can’t block it, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Sep. 28, 2022
Salt River Project’s board recently voted to install two gas turbines at its Copper Crossing solar facility in San Tan Valley, but some board members would like to see the utility try harder to develop renewable energy.
Sep. 27, 2022
A program to assist low-income families with stable internet connection received a record level of funding last year. So far only a third of eligible families have signed up.
Sep. 23, 2022
Salt River Project’s governing board approved a rate increase and a couple of additional gas turbines Monday, but conservationists are questioning those moves.
Sep. 14, 2022
Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he was told that his government's policy of privileging energy produced by the state-owned utility over private producers would be respected.
Sep. 13, 2022
Salt River Project announced Monday that it would be raising monthly rates for electricity due to the increased cost of acquiring fuel.
Sep. 13, 2022
Earlier this year, the Arizona Corporation Commission denied a request by Salt River Project to expand a gas-fired plant near Coolidge, a decision the utility has appealed.
Sep. 7, 2022
With an extreme heat wave in much of the West, California is experiencing record demand for energy. Justin Joiner, vice president of resource management for APS, said even with excessive heat warnings in the Valley, customers here won’t experience what’s happening in California.
Sep. 6, 2022
Maricopa County has dedicated more money to a program designed to provide complimentary air conditioning repairs to homeowners in the Valley.
Sep. 2, 2022
Facing a water cutoff in 2023, Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors denied a request by some residents of the unincorporated Rio Verde Foothills to form its own water district.
Aug. 31, 2022
One of the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act was to spur investment in clean energy. A Tempe-based firm says it will expand its operations as a result.
Aug. 30, 2022
While Arizona is being asked to cut back when Colorado River restrictions go into effect next year, some residents of the state are in danger of being cut off completely from their water supplies. A small community north of Phoenix faces a crucial vote as soon as this week to determine its future source of water.
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Aug. 27, 2022
The 1.1 million people in the Valley who get their power from SRP could be seeing their bills go up soon.
Aug. 25, 2022
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