Arizona utility to pay $3.25M for 2011 blackout

Published July 8, 2014 2:42am ET



SAN DIEGO (AP) — Federal regulators said Monday that they’ve approved a $3.25 million settlement with an Arizona utility over a 2011 blackout that left millions of people without power in California, Arizona and Mexico.

The settlement between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Arizona Public Service Co. is expected to be the first of several stemming from the blackout that involved a half-dozen utilities and grid operators.

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