About 9,000 gallons of effluent leaked out of a holding area and into a retention basin at a Johnson Utilities facility in Pinal County on Monday.

The Valley’s major electric utilities squeaked by again Wednesday with a reduced power supply after two transformers blew in as many weeks.

Barring any disaster such as forest fires that shut down several high-voltage transmission lines, the Valley should have plenty of electricity to get through this summer, according to Arizona utilities and regulators.

Scorching temperatures and explosive population growth are producing record demand for power in the East Valley this week.

Florence must turn over public records about Johnson Utilities that could give the public a better idea of how the utility operates.

Organizing a group of Gilbert officials into a utilities board could help the town keep utility costs down, the town manager said.

A research partnership that includes three Arizona utilities is launching a $4.7 million test project to store carbon dioxide underground instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, where it contributes to global warming.

The Mesa City Council is looking at raising utility rates for gas, water, trash and sewer service.

May 15, 2005

Chandler residents will see their utility bills go up by about $5 a month under a proposed rate increase that will likely be approved by the City Council in 2011.

A politically powerful group of business owners that helped block passage of the Mesa property tax has a new mission to give voters a say on utility rate hikes.

A politically powerful group of business owners that helped block passage of the Mesa property tax has a new mission to give voters a say on utility rate hikes.

At 3:05 p.m. Thursday, the Arizona Diamondbacks took the field at the 49,000-seat, air-conditioned Bank One Ballpark.

At 3:05 p.m. Thursday, the Arizona Diamondbacks took the field at the 49,000-seat, air-conditioned Bank One Ballpark.

August 19, 2004

Mesa's utility rates may soon increase to make up for the city's ongoing budget shortfall. The increase could potentially infuse an extra $6.2 million annually to its coffers.

The two major electric utilities serving the Valley said Wednesday they have plenty of reserves available to keep customers' air conditioners humming during the summer heat this year.

Johnson Utilities is disinfecting a polluted wash close to the Pecan Creek neighborhood near where the utility spilled more than 10,000 gallons of sewage about four months ago. The privately owned utility and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality worked out a deal this week that would satisfy state regulators.

Bowl Championship Series officials want to keep as much of the human factor in their determination formula as possible.

April 27, 2005

Voters can’t stop Mesa from hiking utility rates, a judge ruled Thursday. But the group that challenged the rate hikes says it isn’t giving up.

November 5, 2004

Mesa is moving to charge more for virtually every utility service it provides residents — a decision prompted by the city’s ailing budget.