Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-Founder, Urges Johnson Utilities Sale ASAP As Judge Readies Recommendation

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Florence Blade Tribune PHOENIX — An Arizona Corporation Commission administrative law judge will issue her recommendation on the sale of Johnson Utilities to EPCOR on Dec. 2. Representatives from EPCOR, Johnson Utilities, one …

Concern Over Debt Agreement Raised As Hearing Begins On Sale Of Johnson Utilities; Court Rich, Co-Founder Of Rose Law Group, Weighs In

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.)  By Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa | Florence Reminder Blade Tribune PHOENIX — The biggest concern raised during opening statements in a hearing Wednesday on the possible sale of Johnson Utilities to EPCOR Water was an agreement to defer about …

Pinal County Will Intervene In Sale Of Johnson Utilities; Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-Founder, Comments

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Mark Cowling | San Tan Valley Sentinel FLORENCE — Pinal County is filing to take part, or “intervene,” in the Arizona Corporation Commission’s deliberations on whether to approve the sale of Johnson Utilities to EPCOR USA. Deputy County Attorney Kevin Costello …

Is Solar Now The Cheapest Electricity Source Ever? Yes — And Rose Law Group Co-Founder, Renewable Energy Department Director Court Rich Knows Why

By Ronald Bailey | Reason In its annual World Energy Outlook report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that, due to steeply declining costs, solar photovoltaic (PV) electric power generation “is consistently cheaper than new coal- or gas-fired power plants in most countries, and solar projects now offer some of the lowest-cost electricity ever seen.” Taking into account the declared …

Arizona Power Must Come From 100% Carbon-Free Sources By 2050, Regulators Decide; ‘A Significant Decision,’ Says Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-Founder And Renewable Energy Department Director

 (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represented a client to help with the development of the Arizona energy rules.)  By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Arizona utility regulators on Thursday, in a split vote, approved a plan for utilities to get all of their energy from carbon-free sources like solar and nuclear energy by 2050, bringing the state closer in line to …

Johnson Utilities Effluent Would Be Passed Through QC With Interconnection Deal; Court Rich, Rose Law Group Co-Founder, Calls It A ‘Key Agreement.’

ARIANNA GRAINEY From left are Councilmember Emilena Turley, Vice Mayor Julia Wheatley and Councilmember Jeff Brown at a Queen Creek Town Council meeting. (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Richard Dyer | Queen Creek Independent The town of Queen Creek has agreed to connect its …

Solar Projects Speeding Up In Arizona; Rose Law Group Co-Founder And Renewable Energy Dept. Director Court Rich Comments On The Development Burst

By Corina Vanek | Phoenix Business Journal Governments and businesses shifting to renewable energy has led to a series of massive land deals in Arizona for solar projects, with more in the works. Vermaland, one of the state’s largest private landowners, has leased 2,000 acres in Gila Bend to a solar developer in April, and soon after leased 1,600 acres …

Rose Law Group Wins 2nd Best Small Business To Work For In Arizona

Watch the team’s live reaction! By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter AZ Central has presented Rose Law Group pc with the 2nd place award for the Top Companies To Work For In Arizona 2020 contest. The Scottsdale-based firm is a full-service real estate and business law firm practicing in land use, zoning, renewable energy, government relations and lobbying, administrative law, …

Florence Officials Optimistic As EPCOR Agrees To Buy Johnson Utilities; Court Rich Echos Their Sentiments

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents landowners and homebuilders working with the ACC to find a utility solution in the Johnson Utilities service area.) By Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder Blade Tribune SAN TAN VALLEY — EPCOR Water, the company appointed to run Johnson Utilities two years ago, announced it has reached an agreement to buy it. The town of Florence, …

Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich Talks To Utility Dive About Recently Approved Arizona Program Aimed At Encouraging Home Use Of Rechargeable Batteries Paired With Rooftop Solar

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represented a party on this issue in front of the ACC.) By Emma Penrod | Utility Dive Dive Brief: The Arizona Corporation Commission last month approved the state’s first residential battery storage program — an incentive pilot proposed in August by the Arizona Public Service Company. Around the same time, Green Mountain Power (GMP) said its …