Attorney General Mayes Challenges Corporation Commission's Repeal of Renewable Energy Standards

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed an Application for Rehearing with the Arizona Corporation Commission, challenging the Commission's decision to move forward with repealing the state's Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff Rules without completing the legally required economic analysis.

"The Commission approved this decision before the required economic analysis was even finished,” said Attorney General Mayes. “Arizonans never got the chance to review the completed analysis or comment on it before the commission voted – completely undermining meaningful public participation in the process. We're asking the Commission to follow its own rules and comply with its own rulemaking procedures."

The Attorney General’s filing argues that the Commission violated its own Rule Review Procedures by approving publication of a Notice of Final Rulemaking before completing the required Final Economic Impact Statement. Instead of following the required sequence — completing the analysis, then acting — the Commission approved the rulemaking and only afterward directed staff to finish the economic review. That approach denied the public any opportunity to weigh in on the completed analysis before the Commission voted.

A copy of the filing is available.