OPINION: 'Remember the Arizona Corporation Commission the next time you look at your bill from Southwest Gas,' writes Tucsonan JoAnna Mendoza.
As a single mom, the bills add up each month, including my monthly gas bill from Southwest Gas. I couldn’t believe it when I learned that the Arizona Corporation Commission just voted last week to allow Southwest Gas to raise our rates. As a disabled Marine Corps veteran, I know so many veterans and military families in Tucson will struggle even more to make ends meet because of this decision.
People are also reading… Commissioner Kevin Thompson used to work for Southwest Gas: a blatant conflict of interest.Commissioner Jim O’Connor’s official biography says he wants to protect ratepayers from skyrocketing utility rates and undue financial hardships. Consumers might understand a rate increase if the price of fuel were increasing. But it’s not. Natural gas prices on the commodity markets are at their lowest since early 2021 and falling fast.
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