As leaders gather in Scottsdale — balancing affordability and opportunity should be top of mind

This week, attorneys general from across the country will gather in Scottsdale for the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) Policy Conference — offering an opportunity to discuss the challenges people are facing nationwide. As the top enforcement authorities for their respective states, the convening will provide a space to host conversations on topics ranging from the need to protect consumers and hold powerful interests accountable for wrongdoing to strategies for keeping their states competitive in a rapidly changing economy. However, for many Arizonans, one issue stands at the center of all three concerns: the need for access to affordable and reliable energy.

Across the state, Arizonans are facing an affordability crisis, and as seemingly everything else has gotten more ex