ABC15 Arizona

ACC public hearing on APS solar charge happening Monday

By Amelia Fabiano,

1 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2szq26_0wPGGRDZ00

A legal challenge to an extra fee exclusively for Arizona Public Service (APS) customers will start Monday before the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

The ACC will rehear issues related to the solar fee, including whether the fee should be higher or lower and whether the fee is discriminatory to solar customers.

The fee, officially known as “Grid Access Charge” was approved by the ACC in February and applies to the estimated 165,000 residences with solar panels. It was part of a package of increases approved for APS customers.

The fee is about $2-3 a month on average.

ABC15 Investigator Anne Ryman looked into the fee after receiving emails from people on it earlier this year.

You're able to weigh in with your opinion in the following ways:

In person on Monday, Oct. 28, at 1200 W. Washington St. in Phoenix at 10 a.m. before the commencement of the hearing.
Via telephone by calling 1-877-309-3457 and enter participant no. 801972877##
Online at this link . Make sure you reference Docket No. E-01345A-22-0144 in the appropriate field.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ZCxpz_0wPGGRDZ00

Latest from ABC15:

Comments / 6

Add a Comment

Huskie mom

1d ago

Thought with solar bills would go down. Guess APS didn't like that

know-it-all

1d ago

This grid fee is another way for APS to get money from home solar customers. If APS or parent companies owns any of these grid, power sources, then the ratepayers should only pay one price of power that includes all expenses, this way the person who conserve power, will save money, and the big user will pay a lot more. As a home solar provider, my electricity bill went up 38% based on their new fee system. We now pay a daily rate just to have access to the local grid, the national grid, and billing. APS buy our excess power when needed, for a few pennies, and sell it to our neighbors for up to S.

View all comments

It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:

Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.

Comments / 0

Community Policy

ACC public hearing on APS solar charge happening Monday

Community remembers Preston Lord one year after deadly attack at Halloween party

ABC15 viewer reaches out over insulin supply concerns