U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Phoenix on Friday to tout the recently passed infrastructure bill in a state that will be crucial in determining control of the U.S. Senate. He appeared at events throughout the day with Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema to promote the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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Communities can apply for the funding from the Arizona Broadband Development Program from the Arizona Chamber of Commerce to expand internet access.

The uncomfortable relationship between the state’s largest utility — APS — and its regulators on the Arizona Corporation Commission was turned up a notch Nov. 3 when commissioners voted 3-2 to cut APS’s revenue by more than $100 million.

Installing new solar panels on an older home can be expensive, so SRP has designed a plan for those who want to support solar without those upfront costs.

The Arizona Department of Economic Security is launching a program to offer $36 million of assistance to help households pay utility bills. The program is aimed at helping low income households and those who hold debt due to utilities.

APS had been requesting an increase in the rates its customers pay — to the tune of nearly 5% a month on average. The prevailing winds going into this week indicated the utility was not going to be successful in a broader sense, and that proved to be the case.

Some Mesa water customers may experience subtle cloudiness from their taps until the first part of next year.

The Bureau of Reclamation has released its five-year projection for the Colorado River, and the outlook has not improved.

State utility regulators have summoned Southwest Gas Corporation to a special meeting on Tuesday. Commissioners want to know more about a major fire, an explosion and the recent evacuation of homes in a wealthy part of the Valley.