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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Arizona Public Service Company
Current Parent Company: Pinnacle West Capital
Penalty: $3,250,000
Year: 2014
Date: July 7, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: energy market manipulation
Violation Description: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a consent agreement between FERC's Office of Enforcement and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Arizona Public Service Company that included a $3.25 million civil penalty to be paid by the company in connection with its involvement in the Sept. 8, 2011 Southwest blackout.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.