ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: NR DPA 5-3-0-0 | 3^rd Read17-12-1-0-0

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SB 1119: residential utilities; consumer office; definition

Sponsor: Senator Dunn, LD 25

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Defines represent the interests of as it pertains to residential utility ratepayers.

History

Arizona Corporation Commission

The Arizona Corporation Commission (Commission) has supervisory and regulatory jurisdiction over public service corporations, including but not limited to electric utilities and electric generation facilities (A.R.S. § 40-202).

Residential Utility Consumer Office

The Residential Utility Consumer Office (RUCO) was established in 1983 to represent the interests of residential utility customers in regulatory proceedings involving public service corporations before the Commission (A.R.S. § 40-462). RUCO reviews each utility rate increase application filed with the Commission regardless of the size of the utility. RUCO intervenes and is involved with rate cases relating to Arizona's largest utilities with case-by-case discretion exercised on their involvement with rate cases of smaller companies. RUCO uses utility company data to determine the appropriate position to take on behalf of the residential utility consumers in the proceedings (RUCO).

Provisions

1. Defines represent the interests of to mean advocating for the safest and most reliable utility service achievable at the lowest retail rate possible. (Sec. 1)

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