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Welcome to the S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law Blog. This blog is a resource for the regulated community to stay current on new developments impacting the environmental, natural resources and energy sectors. It provides timely updates on a broad range of federal, state and local environmental topics — including proposed legislation and government rulemakings — that impact regulated industries throughout the southwest and the nation as a whole.
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Recent Posts
- Reclamation Declares Tier 1 Shortage on Colorado River for 2022
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Passes the Senate
- Arizona Manufacturers Council’s Environmental & Sustainability Summit Lite 2021
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Hands EPA and Arizona a Victory
- U.S. House Passes PFAS Action Act of 2021
Arizona Corporation Commission Presses Forward with New Energy Policies and Potential Updates to Energy Rules
by Michael W. Patten Over the past two years, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has been considering how to address the rapidly changing electric energy landscape. Through a variety of proceedings, the ACC is reviewing existing energy-related rules, considering (and … Continue reading
Tagged Arizona Corporation Commission, biomass, electric vehicles, Renewables, resource planning
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Arizona Corporation Commission Adopts Milestone Code of Ethics, Including a Lobbyist Registration Requirement
by Michael W. Patten After a year of development, including workshops and public input, the Arizona Corporation Commission has adopted its first Code of Ethics. The Commission believes that its new Code is the most comprehensive in the country for … Continue reading
Tagged Arizona Corporation Commission, Code of Ethics
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The Arizona Corporation Commission’s Landmark Proposed Energy Modernization Plan
by Raymond S. Heyman On January 30, 2018, Commissioner Andy Tobin submitted an expansive Proposed Energy Modernization Plan in Arizona Corporation Commission, Docket No. E-00000Q-16-0289. This docket, the “Review, Modernization and Expansion of the Arizona Renewable Energy Standards and Tariff … Continue reading
Tagged Andy Tobin, Arizona Corporation Commission, Energy Modernization Plan, renewable energy
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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 … Continue reading
Tagged ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, policy, utilities
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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 … Continue reading
Tagged ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, avoided cost, distributed generation, net metering, resource comparison proxy
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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 … Continue reading
Tagged ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, rate case, Residential Utility Consumer Office, RUCO, SIB, System Improvement Benefits
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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, … Continue reading
Tagged ACC, Arizona Corporation Commission, Decision No. 75626, water companies, water utilities
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To “SIB” or Not to “SIB” – That Is the Question on How to Timely Fund Necessary Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements
by Jason Gellman Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Survey showed that $271 billion is needed for the Nation’s Wastewater Infrastructure, including for investor-owned utilities regulated by state public utility commissions. The U.S. EPA is currently conducting a survey for water … Continue reading
Tagged Arizona Corporation Commission, SIB, System Improvements Benefits
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