New Pinal solar farms receive support from supervisors

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents BrightNight Power and Arizona City Solar.) FLORENCE – Four solar energy farms outside of Florence, Eloy and Arizona City were approved with major amendments to the Pinal County Comprehensive Plan by the Board of Supervisors Wednesday. Box Canyon solar project covers [2,424] acres owned by the State Land Department, nine miles north of Florence on …

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and renewable energy department director, talks to The Republic about Arizona regulators cutting grid access charge for solar

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Solar Energy Industries Association.) By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Arizona utility regulators on Wednesday continued to punish Arizona Public Service Co. with a series of decisions that cut further into the company’s profitability and ability to charge customers for things like a coal plant and for having solar on their roofs. All told, …

Corporation Commission slashes APS’ profits, ‘unthinkable’ a few years ago says Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder, senior partner, & director renewable energy and regulatory law departments

The APS Red Rock Solar Facility By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Utility regulators approved a substantial reduction in Arizona Public Service Co.’s profitability on Wednesday, but delayed decisions on two other major elements of the utility’s latest request to raise rates. The cut in the APS “return on equity,” the profit the regulated utility is allowed to earn, and other …

Disappearing City Limits: A Look at Pinal County; Moderated by Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder

By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter  Arizona’s homebuilding and development industry packed into the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Friday for the 12th annual highly anticipated AZ Dealmakers conference, presented by Zonda. It was an opportunity to catch up on latest development strategies and deals that are pioneering a new landscape. Among industry experts in the lineup, was Rose Law Group …

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and renewable energy department director, tapped to join Phoenix ad-hoc committee

By Melissa Rosequist | Scottsdale Independent Prominent Scottsdale attorney Court Rich has been selected to join city of Phoenix’s electric vehicle ad-hoc committee. The committee’s goal is to evaluate and develop recommendations to Phoenix City Council that will create conditions necessary to transition to electric vehicle use. READ ON: “My vision is to be able to help Phoenix be a national …

Power grab: Company that promises 100% renewable energy wants to challenge APS, Tucson Electric; Court Rich, co-founder of Rose Law Group, comments

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Green Mountain Energy Co.) By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic An electric company that provides 100% renewable energy wants to compete head to head with Arizona Public Service Co. and Tucson Electric Power, giving customers a choice in whom they pay for electricity. Green Mountain Energy Co. is a subsidiary of Princeton, New Jersey-based NRG …

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. …