Arizona’s utility regulators want to make it easier for companies to raise your rates. But instead of following the law, they tried to change the rules without public input. A state court just told them they can’t do that.

That ruling is good news for anyone who pays for electricity, gas, or water. It gives the Residential Utility Consumer Office — the agency that looks out for regular people — a chance to stop the Corporation Commission’s new plan before it goes into effect. People should pay attention and speak up, because what’s at stake is simple: how much control we have over the bills we pay every month.

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