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Arizona Public Service says a planned 14% rate hike is needed as the cost of maintaining the grid has risen sharply. But Attorney General Kris Mayes and consumer advocates are pushing back against the proposal.

Arizona Public Service wants to raise its electricity rates by about 14%. But Attorney General Kris Mayes says APS could get away with a 3% increase and still maintain reliable service.

President Donald Trump signed several executive orders Tuesday to keep coal-fired power plants open past their scheduled retirement dates, including the Cholla Power Plant in eastern Arizona.

Arizona regulators narrowly approved a proposal to allow utility companies to seek yearly rate increases despite opposition from consumer protection advocates.

After nearly 55 years, the land leased for the Navajo Generating Station by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and five utilities has been returned to the Navajo Nation.

Free coal is available to all members of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe this winter – as long as they can haul it away themselves.

The commission that regulates most Arizona utilities will consider changes to the way rooftop solar customers are compensated for excess power generation. The move is opposed by utility companies and members of the solar industry.

Gov. Katie Hobbs is pressing Arizona’s utility companies to develop clear emergency plans amid the record-breaking heatwave.

UniSource Gas, which serves 165,000 gas customers in the southern and northern portions of the state, says residential bills could jump by as much as 13% this winter.

The funds are part of a $105 million grant known as the “Internet for All” initiative to five tribal entities in Arizona.