2 of Arizona’s largest utilities plan to seek rate increases for electric customers

Two of Arizona’s largest electric utilities plan to ask state regulators for permission to raise their rates in 2026.Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power both filed paperwork notifying the Arizona Corporation Commission that they plan to file rate case applications, the formal process by which regulated utility companies ask commissioners to approve new rates…

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Arizona Kicks Off Summer Infrastructure Projects

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is launching a series of pavement and infrastructure improvement projects across northern Arizona this spring and summer, with major work scheduled along Interstate 40 and U.S. 93. Among the largest efforts is a $106 million project to build a new traffic interchange in west Kingman where Interstate 40 and…

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How Arizona Is Powering the Growth of AI

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Arizona utilities want free access to your wallet. And they just might get it | Opinion

AI-assisted summaryArizona Public Service (APS) is pushing for legislation that would significantly change how they charge customers.House Bill 2679 would allow utilities to bypass regulatory oversight from the Arizona Corporation Commission.The bill undermines consumer protections and grants unchecked power to utility monopolies.Arizona Public Service has spent the last decade reshaping Arizona’s energy policies in its…

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Maricopa leaders make final case to ADOT for putting SR 347 on 5-year plan

Maricopa Mayor Nancy Smith attends an Arizona State Transportation Board public hearing in Bullhead City, Ariz. May 16, 2025. [submitted] State Route 347 may still be a contender for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s coveted five-year construction program, but obstacles remain in the way.  That was the consensus during yesterday’s State Transportation Board meeting in…

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AZ weekend road closures: Greer Fire traffic restrictions, Phoenix freeway work

AI-assisted summaryWildfires caused closures on several Arizona highways, including a 14-mile stretch of Highway 260.Construction on I-10 and Loop 101 caused additional weekend closures in the Phoenix area.Closures also affected other routes, including SR 143, Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, and SR 87.Arizona experienced several major road closures over the weekend of May 16–18.As the Greer…

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