Pat Lamer: It has been no secret that our Scottsdale neighborhoods have been opposed to the alley abandonment that allowed the relocation of the SRP electrical substation to our residential communities at 68th Street and Indian School Road. This was just approved by Scottsdale City Council during their Jan. 28 meeting.

The Salt River Project board of directors approved a plan Monday to increase the utility’s use of renewable energy to supply its electricity customers.

The net revenue, or profit, of Salt River Project set a record in the fiscal year that ended on April 30, increasing 14.6 percent over fiscal 2005, the previous record year. But much of the increase was due to an accounting provision that didn’t relate to the actual operations of the project’s electric and water systems, the utility said.

Salt River Project said Thursday it will buy electricity from the state’s largest power plant fueled by biomass, which is planned near Snowflake.

Corporate Arizona rocks. If you don’t believe it, just ask the Second Shift. Second Shift is the name of a band formed by six employees of Salt River Project.

Electric rates for Salt River Project’s residential customers would rise 3.6 percent on Nov. 1 under a proposal announced Friday by SRP’s management.

Mark Bonsall will succeed Richard “Dick” Silverman as the general manager of SRP, the Valley’s largest provider of water and electricity.

Mark Bonsall will succeed Richard “Dick” Silverman as the general manager of SRP, the Valley’s largest provider of water and electricity.

Mark Bonsall will succeed Richard “Dick” Silverman as the general manager of SRP, the Valley’s largest provider of water and electricity.

Salt River Project and its customers have started receiving electricity from Springerville Unit 4, the state's newest coal-fired power plant.

Residents in one of Scottsdale’s oldest neighborhoods have been stuck with the bill to repair a damaged water irrigation system.

Diane E. Brown: By increasing effective energy-efficiency programs at SRP to at least 20 percent by 2020, we will be on the way to an energy-efficient Arizona.

Diane E. Brown: The Tribune’s recent editorial “SRP proposes alarming rate hike” was right on the mark, and your statement “most of these higher costs are tied to construction of power plants and transmission lines — projects that take years to plan and to complete,” hit the bull’s-eye.

Lower wholesale energy prices cut into Salt River Project's operating revenue last fiscal year, according to the company's latest annual report.

Electricity rates for Salt River Project customers may be going up this year.

A unique partnership between the Gila River Indian Community and Salt River Project is slowly bringing the Gila River back to the community.

Chances that Salt River Project will implement a 4.9 percent electric rate hike appeared good Thursday after consumer and environmental groups muted their criticism of the proposed increase.

Salt River Project is looking for sites for several new natural-gas fired power plants to serve expected growth in the company’s electric service territory.

While it would be hard to find anyone who wants to pay more on their electric bill, SRP’s proposed rate increase is particularly hard to stomach since it falls short of providing details necessary for the SRP Board to make an informed decision.

Members of the public are invited to comment on Salt River Project’s proposed 4.9 percent electric rate increase at a special meeting Thursday of the SRP Board of Directors.

Businesses and light industries will be paid to not use electricity during the peak-use summer months under a program approved Monday by the Salt River Project’s Board of Directors.

Salt River Project residential customers will see their bills go up about 4.7 percent this summer because of skyrocketing natural gas costs, company officials said Wednesday.

Guest commentary by Diane E. Brown

Early voting has started for governing positions at the Salt River Project, key jobs that are involved in setting water and electricity rates, developing alternative energy sources and setting water rights and water supply policies.