Court Rich, Rose Law Group’s director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, talks power demand as Arizona utilities get energy boost from new natural gas pipeline

“The trend is being driven locally by continued population growth, hotter summers, power-hungry data centers and the rise of advanced manufacturing.” Enter Transwestern Pipeline Co. It’s “$5.3 billion, 42-inch, [natural gas] pipeline” will run “from west Texas to Arizona.” Utilities say it “will ‘help maintain year-round regional energy reliability.’”AZCentral reports construction is “expected to be completed by late 2029.” Court Rich,Rose Law Group’s director …

How the G.O.P. bill will reshape America’s energy landscape; Court Rich, Rose Law Group director of renewable energy & utility infrastructure and the firm’s co-founder, weighs in

By Brad Plumer | New York Times The giant policy bill muscled through Congress by Republicans is poised to remake American energy by slashing tax breaks for wind and solar power and electric cars while maintaining some federal support for sources like nuclear reactors and geothermal plants. The legislation, which carries President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, provides a boost to fossil fuels and …

37 Community, Environmental, and Public Health Groups Call on Arizona Corporation Commission to Consider Full Benefits of Rooftop Solar

(Editor’s note: News releases are published unedited, unless they contain factual errors.) Phoenix, AZ—Today, 37 community, environmental, and public health groups, representing tens of thousands of Arizonans, filed a letter (attached) with the Arizona Corporation Commission asking that it consider the full benefits of rooftop solar in its Value of Distributed Generation proceeding. “Our letter asks commissioners to fairly consider …

For now, Corp Comm puts brakes on big changes for solar customers

By Rachel Leingang | Arizona Capitol Times The Arizona Corporation Commission today approved a small fee on solar customers in a much-watched rate case, shutting down a request from a utility for big changes to solar rate design and net metering. UniSource Energy Services wanted all of its residential customers to move onto three-part rates, which include a basic service fee, …

Rose Law Group hires former Arizona Corporation Commission executive consultant and attorney Eric Hill

Eric Hill Joins RLG’s Nationally Recognized Renewable Energy Law Department Rose Law Group pc is proud to announce the hiring of Eric Hill, an experienced former regulatory consultant and attorney, further expanding its energy and regulatory law practice department, which was recently named by Ranking Arizona as “Arizona’s #1 Renewable Energy Law Firm.”  Before joining Rose Law Group, Eric served …