Environmental and Natural Resources

Arizona Corporation Commission Making Progress on New Utility Policies Affecting Water Loss, CIAC and CC&Ns

by Michael W. Patten The Arizona Corporation Commission is addressing new policies that could affect a variety of regulated utilities in Arizona in the near future. The policies are intended to provide guidance on issues that are often points of contention in proceedings at the Commission. The Commission has opened three separate dockets and has […]

July 21, 2017 | 3 min read | Tagged: ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, policy, utilities

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Michael W. Patten Partner

Arizona Corporation Commission Takes a Step Closer to Determining the Value of Distributed Generation for Arizona

by Michael W. Patten On October 7, 2016, the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Hearing Division issued a Recommended Opinion and Order (“ROO”) in the Commission’s Investigation of the Value and Cost of Distributed Generation docket (Docket No. E-00000J-14-0023). The ROO follows an extended evidentiary hearing and post-hearing briefing that took place earlier this year. The ROO proposes […]

October 13, 2016 | 3 min read | Tagged: ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, Avoided cost, Distributed Generation, net metering, resource comparison proxy

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Michael W. Patten Partner

Arizona Supreme Court Affirms Corporation Commission’s Constitutional Authority

by Timothy J. Sabo The Arizona Supreme Court has affirmed the broad constitutional powers of the Arizona Corporation Commission, in an opinion issued on August 8, 2016. The decision comes in Residential Utility Consumer Office v. Arizona Corporation Commission, a widely-watched case about the scope of the Commission’s power. The case involved a challenge by […]

August 9, 2016 | 3 min read | Tagged: ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, rate case, Residential Utility Consumer Office, RUCO, SIB, System Improvement Benefits

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Timothy J. Sabo Former Counsel

Arizona Corporation Commission Issues New Water Policies

by Timothy J. Sabo Water is essential to Arizona. Hundreds of thousands of Arizonans are served by privately-owned water companies regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).  There are hundreds of these companies.  They range widely in size, financial condition, and expertise.  Perhaps the hardest job is faced by the smallest utilities, who must provide […]

August 1, 2016 | 5 min read | Tagged: ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, Decision No. 75626, water companies, water utilities

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Timothy J. Sabo Former Counsel