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Arizona May Have the Best Chance of Breaking up Power Monopolies

  • State’s chief utility regulator wants to lower customer costs
  • Arizona Public Service says the idea may be unconstitutional
Workers install solar panels on a roof for Arizona Public Service Co. in Goodyear, Arizona.
Workers install solar panels on a roof for Arizona Public Service Co. in Goodyear, Arizona.
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Of all the efforts to break up utility monopolies in the U.S., the one unfolding in Arizona may be the most likely to succeed.

Officials in the state, where Arizona Public Service Co. has long reigned, are considering allowing customers to pick their own electricity providers. Independent power companies and free-market groups are pushing similar efforts in Florida and Virginia. The difference is in Arizona it’s being spearheaded by regulators.