The Arizona Attorney General told the Utilities Commission that a single Commissioner had the authority to subpoena a utility. In this case, Commissioner Burns has been asking APS/Pinnacle West to disclose its lobbying expenditures and political donations to campaigns and non-profits. Burns is trying to identify or confirm that APS/Pinnacle West were behind the dark money that went to support anti-solar commissioners that ultimately won the elections. APS/Pinnacle West response is nothing short of arrogant and abrasive, they moved to cancel the subpoenas and asked for Burns to pay for their legal fees. Last week the Commission voted to allow Burns to hire an outside lawyer to fight this. Keep in mind that the FBI is still investigating and the US Attorney has issued grand jury subpoenas as well. This story keeps getting better and I will keep writing about it to show you what happens at these State level Commissions. This may sound crazy and uncommon but you will find this to be much more common across the Country than it should.
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Have a great day!
Yann