Public Comment - E-01345A-25-0105 - Arizona Public Service Company
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What procedural announcements and bilingual introductions are given at the start of the hearing?
All right, let's go ahead and go on the record. Uh good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Arizona Corporation Commission. I'm Administrative Law Judge Charles Haynes. And I've been assigned to preside over this matter. Uh I'll note for the record that, at least it's my understanding, that we may have commissioners participating remotely. But I don't see any in the room with us today. Uh I will also omit from taking appearances from parties, but I see staff uh representatives here at the table here today, and it's my understanding there may be representatives of Arizona Public Service in the room as well, and I believe on the line at least uh a representative of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club as well.
So uh this is the time set for the public comment proceeding and the application of Arizona Public Service Company. For a hearing to determine the fair value of the utility property of the company for rate making purposes, to fix just and reasonable rate of return thereon, and to approve a rate schedules designed to de uh designed to develop such return. The docket number is E-01345A-25-0105.
Buenas tardes y bienvenidos a la Comisión Corporativa de Elizona. Yo soy el juez administrador, Judge Charles Aynes, y se me ha asignado este caso el presente. Vamos a recordar que puede que nos estén también viendo por vía. de sumo en la computadora, los notarios Pero no sé si estén ahí. Este es el procedimiento de los comentarios públicos del legado número e- cero uno tres, cuatro cinco a guión, veinticinco guión cero uno. Zero cinco. en el caso, caso de la solicitud de la compañía de los servicios públicos de Arizona In this audience for the value of the prophet of services publicity and the task of devolution of Teoron and the tasa. programada, designada del desarrollo de tal devolución.
Uh the hearing in this matter is scheduled to commence on May 18th, 2026 at 10 a.m. and to continue as needed through June 30th, 2026. The information for the hearing is available through the calendar link on the Commission's website at azcc.gov. Uh to save time, as I said, I'm not going to be taking appearances of the parties. Uh before we get into the public comment, I want to thank everyone. for being present and taking the time to come here or to call in and provide your comments to the commission. Uh although public comments are not considered part of the evidence in the case, uh they are important uh for the commissioners uh and myself to review and to consider when making decisions with regard to the application in front of us.
In the case of this audience that is programmed for coming the 18th may often at the 10 of the mañana and continue necessary at the 30 of June of 2026. The information of this audience is disponible at the calendar of the Commission of CITES. Aceta C C.gov. Antes de comenzar con los comentarios públicos, quiero agradecer por tomar el tiempo de estar aquí o de llamar para dar sus comentarios con la comisión. Aunque el comentario público no se ha considerado como evidencia en este caso, la comisión revisa y los considera para tomar decisiones. Uh I also have some announcements we have to make before we get started. Uh first order of business is a public service announcement here. Uh for folks who were told by a recent op-ed uh that they should come in and speak today and directed people to a web link in order to sign in to speak.
Uh, just wanted to inform people that that web link is not used except during open meetings. And so if you do wish to provide comments, Uh we are doing things the old fashioned way with paper slips. So if you would like to provide comments today, please fill out the paper slip. Uh, if you are participating remotely, uh remind you to call in and uh dial in and let us know that you wish to speak online. Uh that said, uh, for the people in the room, if you have a desire to speak and you have not filled out a slip already, there are some slips at the table up front here that you can fill out when you come up to speak.
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Agenda
7 items
1
What procedural announcements and bilingual introductions are given at the start of the hearing?
0:01–14:43
2
How are public comments submitted and what are the rules for speaking (paper slips, phone calls, time limits)?
14:43–54:32
3
What did the first in‑room commenter (William Palmer) say about the APS rate increase and related discounts?
54:32–1:26:26
4
Can the Arizona Corporation Commission propose or limit utility rate increases?
1:26:26–1:29:02
5
How does the Commission set rates based on evidence and proposals from parties?
1:29:02–1:30:01
6
What concerns do individual callers raise about APS rate hikes, data centers, and low‑income customers?
1:30:01–1:47:39
7
What are the next steps, upcoming public‑comment meetings, and hearing schedule after this session?
1:47:39–3:04:04
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