July 26, 2019
Utility Says ACC's Authority To Authorize Municipal Aggregation Absent Statute Is "Questionable" Utility Says Retail Choice Is Actually "Re-regulation"
Arizona Public Service Company submitted comments to the Arizona Corporation Commission on a Staff report on draft rules for retail electric competition (details here) and a proposed list of tenets for retail choice proposed by Commissioner Justin Olson (details here)
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July 24, 2019
Utilities To Be Wires Only; Default Service Available During Transition Residential Customers Eligible For Choice Retail Suppliers Handle Billing, Customer Service
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson has proposed, in a memo, a set of "basic tenets" for retail electric choice in the state.
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July 12, 2019
Retail Supplier Proposes Retail Auction To Assign POLR Obligation Rules' "Written Authorization" Provision For Enrollments Draws Retail Supplier Attention
In commenting on a report from Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules, retail suppliers opposed limiting electric choice to 10% of load during a transition period
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July 3, 2019
Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission have filed revisions to a report regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules, with such modifications raising the eligibility threshold for a customer to take retail electric choice
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July 2, 2019
Staff Propose Allowing Municipal Aggregation, With CCAs Allowed To Serve All Customers Retail Supplier Services Subject To Approval Via Tariff
Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission have filed a report regarding "possible" modifications to the ACC's retail electric competition rules
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May 16, 2019
Notes Utility Representatives' Presence Before Commissioners, Urges Suppliers To Be More Active
During a town hall at DNV GL's Energy Executive Forum, Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Burns said that regulators in Arizona need to hear retail energy success stories for electric choice to move forward.
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May 6, 2019
Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Bob Burns has asked that several topics be discussed at a workshop devoted to retail electric competition this summer, including community choice aggregation (CCA) and allowing entities other than political subdivisions to engage in CCA.
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April 24, 2019
The Arizona Chapter of the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) has filed comments at the Arizona Corporation Commission seeking the expansion of a proposed new competitive supply program for large C&I customers at Tucson Electric Power to all customers.
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April 3, 2019
Eligibility Threshold, Program Cap, Costs, Difference From APS
Details are now available concerning Tucson Electric Power's proposed competitive supply program for large C&I customers
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April 2, 2019
Tucson Electric Power has filed an electric rate case with the Arizona Corporation Commission
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March 27, 2019
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) has announced additional retail energy policymakers and thought leaders who will address NEM's 22nd Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference on April 10-12 in Washington, DC.
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March 26, 2019
Says If Program Demonstrates Success, ACC Can Expand Retail Access To Broader Group Of Customers, While Taking Time To Ensure Consumer Protection Maintained
The Arizona Competitive Power Alliance (AzCPA), whose membership largely consists of independent power producers, urged the Arizona Corporation Commission to accelerate the contemplated expansion of the competitive buy-through programs which allow certain customers to procure competitive electricity…
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March 20, 2019
Arizonans for Electric Choice and Competition ("AECC") submitted to the Arizona Corporation Commission a list of "Areas for Discussion in Retail Electric Competition Rules."
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March 15, 2019
A slate of state regulators and other energy officials will discuss issues facing retail energy markets at the National Energy Marketers Association's 22nd Annual National Energy Restructuring Conference , to be held April 10 - April 12, 2019 in Washington, DC
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March 14, 2019
Several Commissioners Favor Discrete Actions Versus Broad Approach To Retail Choice Chair Burns Outlines Several Policies "In Choice Area", As Opposed To Redesigning Whole System To Become "Retail All At Once"
Olson: Current Schedule Does Not Reflect a "Serious" Evaluation Of Choice, Requests Defined Timeline
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February 22, 2019
In a memo to fellow Commissioners, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson urged the ACC to "prioritize" a discussion on retail competition
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February 21, 2019
The Arizona Corp. Commission Staff rescheduled for February 25 a stakeholder meeting on possible modifications to the Commission's Rules for Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff ("REST"), the Environmental Portfolio Standard ("EPS"), and Net Metering.
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February 12, 2019
Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission have proposed a schedule for the next workshop regarding Retail Electric Competition
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January 31, 2019
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, which described itself as, "a federally recognized Indian tribe," filed comments with the Arizona Corporation Commission in support of electric choice
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January 31, 2019
Citing Court Case, Commissioner Says ACC Must Be Involved, To A "Significant Degree", In Rate Process To Comply With Constitutional Charge
Speaking at the National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) Western Energy Policy Summit, Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Bob Burns said that he envisions a transition in the industry under which monopoly utilities eventually become wires-only companies
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January 23, 2019
NEM: Consumer Demand for Energy Choice Options Driving Market Openings in the West
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) announced that it will convene a Western Energy Policy Summit on January 30, 2019, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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January 11, 2019
NEM Issues Save The Date For April National Energy Restructuring Conference
The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) has released an agenda with speakers for its Western Energy Policy Summit to be held January 29 - January 30, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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December 18, 2018
Note: This story was first published on Dec. 18 with an alert to our email subscribers
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December 12, 2018
Memo Outlines Use Of Range Of Prices, Ability To Challenge "Excessive" Rates As Meeting Constitutional Standard
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson has filed a memo in an ACC proceeding reviewing electric choice, stating that, "simple deregulation is a nonstarter," due to the ACC's duty under the state's constitution, but that a framework of, "regulated competition," would be within the ACC's…
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