This week, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 to direct staff to draft rules to repeal both the Renewable Energy rules and mandates, and the Electric and Gas Energy Efficiency rules and mandates.
Based on information provided by ACC-regulated utilities, these mandates imposed by prior Commissions have cost Arizona customers almost $3 billion through their corresponding Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff surcharges (REST) and Energy Efficiency surcharges (EE).
According to the Commission, after ACC staff files its draft rules, the Commission will move through the rulemaking process, which includes multiple opportunities for public comment. ACC Staff will docket their draft rules in the following ACC dockets, where public comments can also be received: RG-00000A-24-0024 (Gas Utility EE), RE-00000A-24-0025 (Electric Utility EE), and RE-00000A-24-0026 (Renewable Energy).