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

Michael W. Patten Partner

Rooftop Solar Companies and Utility Regulation

by Raymond S. Heyman Rooftop solar companies and their trade associations are intervening in a variety of state utility regulatory proceedings around the country. In Arizona, for example, in the past two years they have intervened in three rate cases for investor owned electric utilities and two rate cases for member-owned electric cooperatives. Additionally, rooftop solar advocates have intervened […]

September 15, 2016 | 3 min read | Tagged: Arizona, California, electric, Hawaii, rooftop solar, solar, Utah, utilities, utility regulation

Raymond S. Heyman Former Partner