Arizona has been a big story for quite some time, mostly for how antagonistic the political atmosphere has been. It has also been a fight to push back the utility requests for $50/month fees and political fight for regulators that have to be elected. You may have seen in recent weeks the podcasts that Frank Andorka has been doing for SolarWakeup and he’s just getting going. This week he covered politics in Florida and today has the insider’s account for Arizona including the best story yet. APS, the large Arizona utility owned by Pinnacle West, is currently under investigation by the FBI for how they were involved in the election of the regulators that regulate them. They have been subpoenaed and a grand jury has been convened, which is rarely a small deal or done without good reason. The subpoenas are public because Pinnacle West had to disclose them to investors in their earnings release. Listen to the podcast here and in today’s top story.
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Have a great day!
Yann