Sierra Club—Grand Canyon Chapter v. Arizona Corp. Commission

OPINION

OROZCO, Judge:

¶ 1 This appeal concerns the development of a proposed “waste-to-energy” (WTE) facility, which would generate electricity by burning landfill waste, and the classification of electrical power that would be produced by the proposed facility. The Arizona Constitution grants the Arizona Corporation Commission (the Commission) broad power to “prescribe just and reasonable” classifications and rates for services rendered by public service corporations. Ariz. Const. art. 15, § 3. We review the scope of that authority and the deference due a Commission decision, later vacated by…