Arizona Corporation Commission greenlights Southwest Gas rates without approving consumer safeguards for future investments

[PHOENIX, AZ] – Today, utility regulators at the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) unanimously voted to approve Southwest Gas’s request to raise rates by $61.7 million annually, which will result in an average increase of 7.6% for Southwest Gas's customers. This rate increase will come on top of previous increases in the cost of gas that have already raised customer rates by 10% in the past year.