Appeals Court strikes down Arizona's 'grid access charge' for residential solar customers

Arizona’s utility watchdog has become the utilities’ guard dog

Abhay Padgaonkar The Arizona Corporation Commission is supposed to protect customers from monopoly utilities, but a blistering new Arizona Court of Appeals decision shows the opposite happened in a major APS rate case. The commission’s hearing process helped create, defend and preserve a utility-friendly solar charge that APS itself had not requested. That is a troubling sign of regulatory capture reaching into the commission’s own courtroom. AP…

Arizona court rules against bill increase for state’s residential solar users

The Arizona Court of Appeals has vacated a decision that Arizona utilities can impose additional charges on residential solar customers.

Court rejects ACC’s approval of extra rooftop solar fees

“This case is a huge win for APS customers who no longer can be taxed for the sin of trying to lower their always-increasing electric bills with rooftop solar technology.” -Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and director of renewable energy and utility infrastructure law (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represent AriSEIA in this matter.) By State Affairs The Arizona Corporation Commission violated due process when it approved and reaffirmed an add…

Appeals Court strikes down Arizona's 'grid access charge' for residential solar customers

After years in the courts, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Vote Solar, striking down the Arizona Corporation Commission’s (ACC) approval of discriminatory charges for customers of Arizona Public Service (APS) who have rooftop solar. In its decision, the Arizona Court of Appeals vacated the solar fees, ruling that they were imposed… The post Appeals Court strikes down Arizona’s ‘grid access charge’ for residential solar customers a…