PHOENIX — Another energy expert alleges APS ratepayers are victims of a dreaded cost shift, and for a second time in two weeks, APS said there is nothing to worry about. At least not yet.
This time it’s a nonprofit renewable energy advocate making the claim. The organization is an intervenor in the current APS rate case, and they tell 12News that APS’ method for dividing power generation costs has led to an annual $136 million “cost shift” to residential customers. They say that if APS used a more accurate cost allocation method, data centers would pay for most of that amount, not other customers.
“At the end of the day, people are struggling to pay their energy bills, and they shouldn’t have to pay any more than they need to,” said Emily Doerfler of Western Resource Advocates (WRA)…