HB2113

THE CONTEXT: The Residential Utility Consumer Office ( RUCO ) represents the interests of residential utility consumers in regulatory proceedings involving public service corporations before the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). The Director may prepare and present briefs, arguments, proposed rates or orders and intervene or appear on behalf of residential utility consumers before hearing officers and the ACC as a party in interest and also participate as a party in interest in proceedings relating to rate making or rate design and involving public service corporations, as long as the proceedings do not involve a memb...

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require the Director to intervene in a public service corporation rate case if the impact of the public service corporation's proposed rate increase to residential customers is 100% or more.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for public service corporation into an enforceable rule. It would require the Director to intervene in a public service corporation rate case if the impact of the public service corporation's proposed rate increase to residential customers is 100% or more, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.