Nearly impossible to keep up': Groups rally against proposed APS rate hike
By: Manuelita Beck , Ben Brown. ABC 15 News
PHOENIX — A coalition of grassroots organizations rallied at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday for lower energy prices.
APS, the state’s largest utility, is requesting a 14 percent residential rate hike, citing the rising costs of operating Arizona’s energy grid. The Arizona Corporation Commission will hold public hearings on the proposal beginning in January.
Dora Vasquez, the executive director of the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans, said energy costs are already too high, saying she hears from seniors who are already struggling with prices.
“When you are on a fixed income, it is nearly impossible to keep up,” she said.
Vasquez called on state regulators to reject higher rates.