“A Contract is a Contract”: Why the ACC must uphold existing solar rules in the Sulphur Springs rate case

“A Contract is a Contract”: Why the ACC must uphold existing solar rules in the Sulphur Springs rate case

Patrick Murphy When the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) speaks clearly, utilities should listen. Time and again, the ACC has affirmed a foundational principle of regulatory fairness: contracts made in good faith must be honored. Yet in the current Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) rate case, members are watching their utility attempt to sidestep this longstanding policy, threatening the stability of existing distributed so…