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Corporation Commission votes to strengthen policies on power disconnection


Corporation Commission votes to strengthen policies on power disconnection
The Arizona Corporation Commission has given preliminary approval to a package of measures to regulate when utilities can shut off service for nonpayment during the hottest months of the year. (Source: Cronkite News)
By Emma Richburg | April 23, 2021 at 11:24 AM MST - Updated April 23 at 11:24 AM
PHOENIX – With summerlike heat already here and triple-digit temperatures around the corner, Arizonans are cranking up the air-conditioning in April. As electricity use increases, some Arizona residents who struggle to pay their power bill risk being disconnected.
Last week, the Arizona Corporation Commission took further steps to avoid a tragedy like the one that befell 72-year-old Stephanie Pullman of Sun City West, who died from environmental heat exposure and cardiovascular disease in September 2018 after her power was disconnected by Arizona Public Service. Pullman owed $51 on her bil ....

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Arizona Corporation Commission compromises on power disconnection temps, dates


Arizona Corporation Commission compromises on power disconnection temps, dates
ABC15
and last updated 2021-04-15 17:25:20-04
The proposed rules would give utilities two options for disconnection prohibition:
No shutoffs between June 1 and October 15 or,
No shutoffs on days forecasted to be above 95 degrees and below 32 degrees
For the full breakdown on what happened in Wednesday s meeting, catch Courtney s report on ABC15 News at 6 p.m.
A third option, which utilities had historically used, would have allowed them to choose heat warnings from the National Weather Service as a determinate of when to stop disconnections, but was eliminated from consideration.
The decision not to use NWS heat warnings is significant because they are cumulatively issued for fewer days in the year than the other two options, according to Professor David Hondula with the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. ....

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