Utilities · 2025-04-18
Reliability Bills Died on Hobbs’ Desk
HB 2527 and HB 2788 pushed electricity reliability and utility plan review. Hobbs vetoed both.
Blackouts and brittle grids aren’t abstract. They’re your freezer thawing in July.
Hobbs vetoed Corporation Commission electricity reliability management reforms and utility resource-plan review requirements in the same stretch of vetoes.
She can claim she’s focused on costs. The record shows she blocked tools meant to keep the lights on and the system accountable.
Bills cited
HB 2527 (2025)
Corporation commission; electricity; reliability; management
azleg.gov overviewHB 2788 (2025)
Utility; resource plan; commission review
azleg.gov overview