Arizona Public Service APS Archives

Kupper, Mayes Join Sides Against Massive Utility Rate Hike

June 19, 2025 8:20 amJune 25, 2025 4:37 pm

An unlikely duo emerged in the wake of Arizona Public Service’s (APS) proposal to raise electricity rates by 14%. Freshman Rep. Nick Kupper and Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes are each calling foul on APS’s request to raise rates almost immediately...

ACC’s Kevin Thompson Denies Ever Stating ‘People Don’t Understand’

June 16, 2025 5:23 pmJune 23, 2025 4:29 pm

Kevin Thompson, Republican Chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, privately messaged the Arizona Globe to dispute the suggestion that he and fellow Commissioner Nick Myers have ever said “people don’t understand,” as stated in the Globe story dated June 12, 2025....

State Regulator Scorched for Comments on Alleged Power-Shutoff Death

May 1, 2025 5:00 amMay 18, 2025 2:46 pm

Arizona Corporation Commission Vice Chair Nick Myers has come under intense scrutiny following a series of contentious remarks regarding the death of 82-year-old Kate Korman of Sun City West, Arizona, after Arizona Public Service (APS) disconnected her electricity during extreme heat....