Salt River Project

Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, and Southwest Gas have contributed mainly to Republican candidates in several key state legislature races that could decide which party controls the legislative branch, according to state campaign finance records. The utilities have deployed the campaign funds from their corporate profits and Political Action Committees (PACs) as Republicans in...

This post was updated on September 13 to reflect the results of the Salt River Project board vote The board of directors of the Salt River Project, the third largest public electric utility in the U.S., narrowly voted to approve spending nearly $1 billion to expand a gas power plant in Arizona – though utility...

Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.

EPI is tracking the states that have binding protections against electricity disconnections and when the protections expire.