Power grab? Twin bills look to strip ACC of some authority; Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and renewable energy department director, talks to ABC15

Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder and renewable energy department director comments to ABC 15 about the effort to strip the Arizona Corporation Commission of some authority. By Madelaine Braggs | Rose Law Group Reporter Arizona lawmakers are proposing two bills to limit the authority of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Rich and attorneys at Rose Law Group have worked closely with the …

Residents say they are under siege with rampant party houses; Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich comments

Shared economy pursuit at Arizona Legislature translates to neighborhood motels, residents say By Melissa Rosequist | Scottsdale Independent Residents of the Town of Paradise Valley and surrounding communities say they are living a nightmare — often involving scantily-clad women, beer bottles and general unsafe conditions — as the repercussions of SB1350 is creating unrest in neighborhoods across the state. While Paradise …

Scottsdale approves vacation rental rezoning project

Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents STR Ventures Rose Law Group Reporter Staff The Scottsdale City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve zoning changes for five downtown properties to enable them to be used as vacation rentals.  The applicant property owner was represented by land-use attorney Court Rich from Rose Law Group. During the hearing, Rich told the council how the applicant worked closely …

Top 10 moments in Arizona solar policy in the past decade

Rose Law Group’s co-founder, Court Rich, takes a look back at the highlights of what was a wild and contentious decade for solar policy in Arizona. Court and his department at Rose Law Group have been fortunate enough to have played a significant role in each item on this top-ten list. 2010 The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) ruled in favor of SolarCity, clarifying …

California ditched coal. The gas company is worried it’s next; ‘why use gas when we can use sunshine instead,’ Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder asks

By Sammy Roth | Los Angeles Times Every day, millions of Californians burn a planet-warming fossil fuel to cook dinner, stay warm or take a hot shower. Persuading people to stop using that fuel, natural gas, is shaping up to be the next act in California’s war on climate change. And unlike the state’s successful push to ditch coal — …

[OPINION] How to keep the lights on in wildfire season — go solar; but not only during fire season, says Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich

By Susannah Churchill  | San Francisco Chronicle Forced power outages are not the right long-term solution for people who rely on powered medical devices, critical facilities like fire stations and hospitals, and our everyday connected lives. This week’s “public safety power shut-offs” for 800,000 California customers are a stark reminder of the new normal we cannot allow ourselves to quietly accept. Instead, …

Unprecedented power outages begin in California as winds bring critical fire danger; rooftop solar demand spike likely, says Rose Law Group co-founder Court Rich

By Joseph Serna, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Patrick McGreevy | Los Angeles Times In an unprecedented move, Pacific Gas & Electric early Wednesday began shutting off power to about 800,000 customers across Northern California in an attempt to avoid wildfires caused by winds damaging power equipment. The first power cutoffs, expected to affect 513,000 customers, began shortly after midnight in several counties around Sacramento, …

EPCOR proposes big hook-up fee increases to pay for infrastructure; ‘not unexpected’ says Court Rich, Rose Law Group co-founder

By Joey Chenoweth | San Tan Valley Sentinel New hook-ups to the Johnson Utilities water system will cost more than three times as much as current rates should regulators approve an application for an increase. EPCOR Water, the interim manager for the embattled Pinal County utility, sent an application to the Arizona Corporation Commission requesting a significant increase in hook-up …