Tucson Electric Power’s new solar customers to see lower credits; Rose Law Group co-founder Court Rich calls for “due process”

By David Wichner | Arizona Daily Star New rooftop-solar customers of Tucson Electric Power will get 10% lower credits for excess energy they export to the grid, under a reset of such credits approved Thursday by the Arizona Corporation Commission. But the utility panel voted to put off until October discussion of changes to the solar export credits, after hearing an earful …

Bright future for EVs and renewable energy, predicts Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, senior partner, and director of the Renewable Energy and Regulatory Law departments

By Shane Brennan || Arizona Capitol Times The future looks bright for electric vehicles in Arizona, says Court Rich, the co-founder, senior partner, and director of the Renewable Energy and Regulatory Law departments for the Rose Law Group in Scottsdale. Rich fought legal battles against utility companies to ensure greater access for rooftop solar panels. In 2019, he represented a …

Rose Law Group Co-founder Court Rich answers: Can solar power help fix drought-ravaged farmlands?

By KJZZ The American West is experiencing its worst drought in over 1,000 years. That’s making a lot of farmers rethink their sustainability practices and reimagine land that has become infertile. One way to innovate is via solar energy. Solar panels can make use of depleted land and help offset a farm’s energy costs. They also preserve groundwater and help with crop growth. There is …

Mercado Courtyards, with essential worker program, approved by Scottsdale development board; Rose Law Group Co-founder Court Rich makes the case

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Caliber.) By J. Graber | Scottsdale Progress Two complexes that would bring a combined 492 apartments to an area near the intersection of 92nd Street and Shea Boulevard have won their first round of city approvals. The Scottsdale Development Review Board voted Nov. 3 to recommend City Council and City Planning Commission approval of the …

In The Mix: Rose Law Group hosts local candidate mixers to talk solar energy

By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter At the polls this November, choosing a candidate who will make energy affordable and sustainable is one of the most pressing issues in a voter’s mind. In partnership with Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) and the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA), Rose Law Group hosted current leading Republican and Democratic candidates for …

Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-founder featured in ABC15 report: Denied again: ACC will not reconsider SRP gas plant expansion

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sierra Club.) By Courtney Holmes | ABC15 Arizona Corporation Commission once again shot down Salt River Project’s effort to get the commission to approve its $1 billion gas plant that the utility wants to build in Coolidge. Back in April, the ACC voted 4-1 to deny the plant expansion, with the commission citing the negative impact …

Arizona regulators asked to reconsider SRP gas plant expansion; Corporation Commission says ‘no’ again; a ‘terrible project,’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, and director Renewable Energy Department

By Ryan Randazzo |Arizona Republic Salt River Project’s bid to expand a Coolidge natural-gas plant was rejected again by state regulators Monday after the utility requested a special meeting for reconsideration of the April vote that went against the project. Commissioners initially rejected the expansion in a 4-1 vote in April. Commissioner Justin Olson was the lone regulator favoring the …

Your business & the law: Rose Law Group Co-founder Court Rich and firm Web3 attorney Omar Abdallah talk to InBusiness about environmental and cybersecurity issues

By RaeAnne Marsh | InBusiness Phoenix The upheaval of the past couple of years has required businesses to adapt and adopt a lot of change to survive. Some of this comes from social pressures as attitudes and habits change, and some comes from new regulatory guidelines and requirements. Attorneys bring businesses expertise to help them navigate the changing landscape and, …

Arizona solar trends: Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, talks to YourValley about industry’s ‘tremendous potential’ for expansion

By Caroline Yu | Your Valley Visualizing Arizona’s desert landscape, the blazing hot sun rises to the front of the mind; and with government interest in creating more renewable energies, it begs the question of how much solar energy could be developed within the state. In an April 20 news release, the U.S. Department of the Interior discussed its updated …

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, visits Energy Markets Podcast to discuss how Arizona utilities worked to overturn state law promoting retail competition in electricity

By Brian Lee| Energy Markets Podcast Court Rich, an attorney representing solar developers and others before the Arizona Corporation Commission, recounts how the state’s 20-year-old law promoting retail competition in electricity was thwarted for years by the state’s utilities and then, recently, ultimately repealed after an army of more than a hundred lobbyists descended on the Legislature. The bill, through …