With utility customers in multiple counties facing repeated and ongoing power outages during the extreme Arizona summer heat, Attorney General Kris Mayes is reiterating her demand for federal action to address the electric reliability crisis at the San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP). Media reports state that Arizonans are suffering temperatures of between 90 and 105 degrees inside their homes and experiencing outages lasting up to six and seven hours multiple days in a row. 

“Arizonans are reporting repeated hours-long outages in potentially deadly summer heat. These outages are a stunning failure of federal oversight and accountability. The federal government has an obligation to consistently provide safe, reliable electric service to SCIP’s 13,000 customers. My office is evaluating all options to address this situation.” – AG Mayes