Click
here
to read RUCO's written
rehearing testimony and
legal briefs that were filed
with the ACC.
Click
here
to read the background
on the Gold Canyon Sewer
Company rehearing and for
updated information on
the proceeding.
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SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION
RATE
CASE
On August 31, 2007, Southwest Gas Corporation, or SWG (the largest provider of natural gas in the state), filed an application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) requesting a revenue increase of $50.2 million. According to SWG's application, the proposed increase would raise the current average monthly residential bill of $50.95 by $3.59 per month or approximately 7.05 percent. SWG is
also seeking approval of a Revenue Decoupling Adjustment Provision ("RDAP")
mechanism that will allow the Company to recover lost revenues,
attributed to customer conservation, through SWG's rates.
On Friday, March
28, 2008, RUCO filed its direct testimony which presents the agency's recommendations on SWG's request for a rate increase.
Click
here
to read RUCO's written
testimony that was filed
with the ACC.
Click
here
to read the background
on SWG's filing and for
updated information on
the proceeding.
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ARIZONA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
ANTHEM WATER AND ANTHEM/AGUA FRIA WASTEWATER
RATE
CASE
On March 13, 2008, RUCO filed a motion to reopen the record and schedule a hearing for the limited purpose of taking additional testimony to supplement the record concerning the appropriate allocation of the remaining portion of the North West Valley Treatment Facility to the Anthem/Agua Fria District. Click here to read RUCO's motion and responses on the motion from Arizona-American, ACC Staff and the Anthem Community Council. Oral arguments were heard on RUCO's motion for hearing at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Commission's Phoenix offices at 1200 W. Washington. A procedural order is expected soon.
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TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER
RATE
CASE
On July 2, 2007, Tucson Electric Power Company or TEP (the second largest investor owned electric utility in the state), filed an application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) requesting rate relief under one of three different company-proposed methods: a market method; which would result in a 21.9 percent increase over current rates, a traditional cost-of-service method; that would increase current rates by approximately 23.0 percent, and a hybrid method; which would result in an increase of 14.9 percent over TEP's current rates.
On Friday, February
29, 2008, RUCO filed its direct testimony which presents the agency's recommendations on TEP's request for a rate increase.
On Wednesday, April 23, 2008, the attorney representing TEP filed a letter with the ACC stating that TEP and ACC Staff had reached an agreement in principle and that TEP and ACC Staff were in the process of preparing a written agreement that will memorialize the terms of the settlement.
Click
here
to read a statement from RUCO Director Stephen Ahearn on on TEP's request for a rate increase.
Click
here
to read a user's guide
on RUCO's filing in the
TEP rate case. You
can also see a typical
bill analysis and read RUCO's
written testimony that
was filed with the ACC.
Click
here
to read the background
on TEP's filing and for
updated information on
the proceeding.
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APS
RATE
CASE
On June 19, 2007, the Arizona Corporation Commission granted a 6.80 percent increase in rates for Arizona
Public
Service
Company. The ACC's decision comes after granting a rate increase of approximately 8.00 percent during the company's' 2006 emergency rate increase proceeding. APS,
the
state's
largest
investor
owned
electric
utility, originally
filed
for
a
$449.6
million,
or
a
or
a
21.1
percent
increase
on
average,
in
the
company's
base
rates.

Click
on the photo above to
read testimony and legal
briefs that were filed
by RUCO during the APS
rate case proceeding.
Click
here
to read the ACC's final
decision on APS' request
for increased rates.
Click
here
to read the background
on APS' filing and for
information on
the proceeding.
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RUCO
STAFF TOURS RECENTLY
COMPLETED
ARSENIC REMOVAL
FACILITIES
FOR
PARADISE VALLEY

Click
here
to see more photos of
RUCO's tour of newly
constructed arsenic
removal facilities serving
Arizona-American Water
Company's Paradise Valley District.
Click
here
to see photos of arsenic
removal facilities serving
Arizona-American Water
Company's Agua Fria
District.
RUCO's offices
are located on the second floor (Suite 220) of the Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality building at 1110 W. Washington in
Phoenix.

Click on
the photos above for more info.
Click
here for a map of the area
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