Tucson is the latest battleground for publicly owned electricity

Tucson is the latest battleground for publicly owned electricity

Clifton Mays, a resident of Tucson, Arizona, is on a fixed income, making just over $1,100 a month from Social Security Disability Insurance. With budget billing through Tucson Electric Power (TEP), which allows customers to estimate their electricity usage and pay the same amount year-round instead of paying what they use each month, his electricity bill is just short of $170 a month.  Mays has had to change his diet and eat less often to lower…