Corporation Commission votes to strengthen policies on power disconnection The Arizona Corporation Commission has given preliminary approval to a package of measures to regulate when utilities can shut off service for nonpayment during the hottest months of the year. (Source: Cronkite News) By Emma Richburg | April 23, 2021 at 11:24 AM MST - Updated April 23 at 11:24 AM
PHOENIX – With summerlike heat already here and triple-digit temperatures around the corner, Arizonans are cranking up the air-conditioning in April. As electricity use increases, some Arizona residents who struggle to pay their power bill risk being disconnected.
Last week, the Arizona Corporation Commission took further steps to avoid a tragedy like the one that befell 72-year-old Stephanie Pullman of Sun City West, who died from environmental heat exposure and cardiovascular disease in September 2018 after her power was disconnected by Arizona Public Service. Pullman owed $51 on her bill, Phoenix New
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Brings considerable experience in the public and private sectors
Water Minister Dave Kelly has welcomed the appointment of experienced legal administrator and former social services director Helen Creed to Water Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Ms Creed brings considerable experience as the former executive director of the Community Legal Centres Association of WA, and has held senior positions with the Western Australian Council of Social Services, Department of Communities, and Department of Consumer and Employment Protection.
Ms Creed is also the current chairperson of Regional Early Education and Development Inc and the Victoria Park Youth Accommodation, as well as a board member for Child Australia and Children Integrated Management Services.
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Semifinalist Teams Selected in $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE Competition
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 3:30PM IST (10:00AM GMT)
38 semifinalist teams from 16 countries will aim to create an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location instantly.
Los Angeles, United States:
XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, announced today that 38 teams from 16 countries are advancing to the semifinals round of the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition.
Sponsored by All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, the Avatar XPRIZE is a four-year global competition focused on the development of an avatar system that will deploy a human’s senses, actions, and presence to a remote location in real time, leading to a more connected world. These avatars must demonstrate the ability to execute tasks across a variety of real-world s