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Arizona Public Service is proposing a 14% rate increase, adding roughly $20 on average to monthly bills.

The proposal includes a formula allowing automatic annual rate increases without full public input.

This bypasses necessary scrutiny and prioritizes profits over struggling families.

Across Arizona, families are facing impossible choices: paying for groceries or paying the light bill, covering prescriptions or keeping the AC running in 110-degree heat.

These are not hypothetical scenarios. They are a daily reality for too many Arizonans.

Now, Arizona Public Service wants to make survival even harder. The utility is proposing a 14% rate increase that would add about $20 more per month to household electric bills, starting no earlier than July 8, 2026, if appro

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