Arizona Corporation Commission candidates debate energy policy, utility rates

Solar, subsidies and Wall Street divide utility candidates

Arizona Corporation Commission candidates offered sharply different approaches to solar power, energy-efficiency programs and regulators’ relationships with utility investors.

Arizona Corporation Commission candidates debate energy policy, utility rates

Democrats Jonathon Hill and Clara Pratte, and Republican Kevin Thompson shared their plans for utility regulation and consumer protections in a debate ahead of the November elections, as they go for seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission.

2026 Arizona General Election Debates: Corporation Commission

Corporation Commission candidates Jonathon Hill, Clara Pratte, and Kevin Thompson will debate live today at 6 p.m.

Arizona utility candidates clash over solar, energy-efficiency programs

PHOENIX -- The lone incumbent seeking reelection to the state's utility regulatory agency is defending the panel's decisions to cut programs to encourage use of renewable energy and eliminate most rebates for energy efficiency purchases.

Read Arizona Electric Customers Deserve Utility Commissioners Who Show Up now from Blog for Arizona for Politics from a Liberal Viewpoint

Democratic candidates Jonathan Hill and Clara Pratte accused the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates utility prices, of ignoring struggling electric ratepayers, mishandling data-center growth and retreating from renewable energy. Republican Commissioner Kevin Thompson defended his record of approving a 10% TEP rate increase in 2023 and an 8% APS rate increase approved in 2024. His ...

Candidates spar over Arizona energy policy, utility costs

The lone incumbent seeking reelection to the state’s utility regulatory agency is defending the panel’s decisions to cut programs to encourage use of renewable energy and eliminate most rebates for energy efficiency purchases.