Amanda Ormond

Condoms, gift cards and wedding gifts: Arizona parents allegedly misspent $10 million in ESA funds. 12news.com/mobile/article…

The people of Surprise don't want this unnecessary detention center in the middle of their community. I'm fighting to stop it in its tracks.

Voucher supporters say ESA fraud is 1%. Other records peg misspending closer to 20%. @12News obtained Education Department records showing that one in five ESA purchases—such as cellphones, TVs, and diamond rings—were on the "unallowable" list. 12news.com/mobile/article…

Looks like a 2nd state (after Utah) has approved balcony solar! #asdistributedasitgetsyall utilitydive.com/news/virginia-…

The @nytimes is covering the #srp election? I have seen it all! nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/… #energy

Residential battery aggregations that are capable of acting like a power plant (following an RTO's dispatch signal) are on the rise. @ERCOT_ISO announcing another expansion of its Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource pilot yesterday -->

For 20 years, gas peaker plants were the only option for meeting peak electricity demand. Now batteries are 24% cheaper New gas plants are $102/MWh — an all-time high. Why is gas getting more expensive? AI is buying all the turbines for data centers.

APS rate hike could be cut from 14% to 3%, AG Mayes says | 12news.com #LawyerForThePeople #StopTheAPSGreed 12news.com/article/news/l…

A watchdog group has accused a Valley landowner of exploiting a loophole in SRP rules to use a large property to influence the outcome of the utility’s 2024 board races, before flipping the land to a data center developer for $$$$. kjzz.org/politics/2026-…

Market seams event hosted SRP -Such a missed opportunity to only have one market operator speak when a seam is interface btwn two markets. This complicated, costly seam is being created by the poor choice of APS, SRP and TEP. Customers will pay.

Blocking wind and solar is unbelievably stupid. It hands China and our competitors the lead in the fastest-growing energy industries, drives up electric bills, and forces families to rely on more expensive fossil fuels. Clean energy is cheap energy. Delaying it doesn’t “protect” anyone. It costs consumers more and makes America weaker. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/cli…

Rystad says: "Battery storage is no longer just enabling renewables — it is actively replacing gas generation." Batteries globally jump 136 GW/350 GWh in 2026, ~2X 74 GW added in 2024! Just 2026 addition jumps by ~50% the 2025 global ~250 GW TOTAL. rystadenergy.com/insights/energ…

Interesting, the messaging at the opening ceremony is we (US) are all one for the next two weeks. Let try to put that into action. Humanity, not division.

ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Not a chance

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My office has taken a major step to contest the approval of an energy agreement for Project Blue. Arizonans deserve transparency when utilities enter into unprecedented agreements that may affect electricity rates and grid reliability. More here: azag.gov/press-release/…

@apsFYI customers could pay about $25M per year through 2038 due to a court resolution surcharge settled with the @CorpCommAZ behind closed doors. When it costs us money – the public should be a part of the process. Read more: bit.ly/4jyJy7l #ProtectRatepayers