When Arizona Public Service, the state’s largest utility company, announced plans a couple of months ago for a massive new natural gas plant capable of adding up to 2,000 megawatts, two of Arizona’s top utility regulators didn’t wait for evidence, public filings or even a docket number. They celebrated.

Arizona invests $15.6M in four grid resilience projects to cut outages, reduce wildfire risk, and modernize equipment for 1.6 million utility customers. The funding, paired with utility cost matches, brings the total investment to $27 million and marks one of the state’s most significant grid-hardening efforts in recent years.

Tribal nations looking to build clean energy projects are exploring new funding pathways after the Trump administration’s cuts to clean energy grants like Solar for All, which earmarked more than $500 million for solar development on tribal lands.

A new 643-acre solar field is expected to be under construction south of Casa Grande in 2027, following approval by the Pinal County Board of Supervisors.

The holidays are here, and with all those decorations and gatherings comes a big question: how much will this cost?

Nationwide, electricity and natural gas prices are rising faster than inflation, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. However, Tucson Electric Power says basic rates haven’t changed in 2025 and the energy cost surcharge was lowered earlier this year.

Commercial real estate is evolving, and solar power is playing an increasing role in transforming property valuation, tenant appeal, and long-term returns. For landlords, developers or property managers, solar brings more than energy savings. In fact, it can become a significant asset, as highlighted below.

The state Court of Appeals has thrown a hurdle into the Arizona Corporation Commission’s efforts to expedite rate hike requests.

In a unanimous decision, the judges said the Residential Utility Consumer Office should be given the chance to prove that the process for reviewing rate increases adopted by the all-Republican commission last year is a formal rule.

Today, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s Energy Subcommittee, is unveiling his vision for America’s energy future. At a time when energy costs are rising at twice the rate of inflation, Senator Gallego’s plan, “Fostering American Energy Innovation and Affordability,” takes an all-of-the-above approach with an eye to ensuring future investments are focused on the most affordable, reliable, and efficient forms of energy.

Depending on whom you’re asking, renewable energy and electric vehicles will either destroy the grid or save it. The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow, true enough, while a gas-fired power plant can generate electricity any time. That supposed precarity of renewables will get even shakier, critics argue, as Americans ditch conventional vehicles for electric ones, which will draw ever more power from an already strained grid.

Earlier this month, voters broadly rejected Republicans for failing to lower the cost of living. Donald Trump campaigned on affordability, but instead spent his time building a ballroom and renovating a bathroom while millions went without SNAP benefits during the shutdown.