Rose Law Group ranks Top 10 Workplaces in Arizona by AZ Central!

Rose Law Group was recognized in the Top Workplaces 2021 list by the Arizona Republic and Energage. Arizona’s largest woman-led law firm in Arizona history was ranked 6th out over 100 elite small businesses in the state. The ranking were based on thousands of anonymous employee surveys. Questioned measured 15 unique culture drivers, including alignment, execution and connection to culture. Congratulations to this amazing …

Rose Law Group named top company to work for by Arizona Capitol Times!

Rose Law Group has been named in Arizona Capitol Times as a top company to work for in Arizona!  An employee-friendly culture: Arizona Capitol Times surveyed companies in the state and Rose Law Group was among the firms receiving the highest marks from employees in 2021. No. 1 in the state: Arizona Capitol Times will honor the top small, medium and large companies to work for in …

Salt River Project plans big increase in solar power over next 4 years; Rose Law Group Renewable Energy Department Director Court Rich discusses

The 45-megawatt Sandstone Solar Facility in Florence serves SRP and came online in 2015./Provided by SRP. By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Salt River Project, Arizona’s second-largest electric company, plans to double the amount of solar energy it gets from large power plants over the next four years. The company, which already had plans for lots more solar, said large …

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and renewable energy department director, weighs in on bill to strip AZ regulators of power to make clean-energy rules

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Lawmakers moved Wednesday to strip the Arizona Corporation Commission of its power to make rules about clean energy in the state, following regulators’ move to require electric companies to get all of their energy from carbon-free sources by 2050. The House voted 31-28 on House Bill 2248 on Wednesday, with one member not voting. …

Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five premature deaths globally; Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich comments on the study.

By Matthew Green | Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Pollution from fossil fuels causes one in five premature deaths globally, suggesting the health impacts of burning coal, oil and natural gas may be far higher than previously thought, according to a study published on Tuesday. Parts of China, India, Europe and the northeastern United States are among the hardest-hit areas, suffering …

Rose Law Group Co-Founder, Court Rich, tells Utility Dive new legislation aimed at halting implementation of Arizona’s new clean energy rules will be bad for business.

By Herman Trabish | Utility Dive Controversial proposed Arizona legislation would impose limits on the authority of the state’s elected utility regulators and make their recent groundbreaking zero-emissions mandate unconstitutional. Senate Bill 1175 expresses longstanding concerns from some lawmakers regarding overreach by the elected Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), stakeholders agreed. But those concerns were aggravated by the ACC’s November approval of …

Done deal! EPCOR closes on Johnson Utilities! Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich talks about it in AZCentral

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic EPCOR USA has acquired the troubled Johnson Utilities water and sewer company in the East Valley, ending a decades-long saga between the utility company and regulators that affected tens of thousands …

Johnson Utilities customers will not face immediate rate hike after pending sale; Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, calls sale of utility a cause for celebration

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Sonu Wasu | ABC15 Watch the ABC 15 broadcast here. “This deal helps protect ratepayers while making sure the San Tan Valley area can finally move forward with a competent utility enabling growth and economic development …

Arizona regulators OK’d carbon-free energy rules; now the Legislature could strip their powers; a danger for Arizona, says Court Rich,Co-Founder, Senior Partner, and Director Renewable Energy and Regulatory Law Departments

Getty Images By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic In November, the Arizona Corporation Commission passed rules that update the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff that was implemented by an all-Republican commission in 2006. Republican lawmakers are trying to block Arizona’s clean-energy rules by prohibiting energy regulators from forcing electric companies to shift to 100% carbon-free energy. Related: Biden to pause new …