Comments on: APS CEO Compensation Outrageous and Obscene

By: In Bloomberg Business Week

In Bloomberg Business Week — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:21:28 +0000

Executive Profile* Donald E. Brandt
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of Arizona Public Service Company and Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Public Service Company , Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Age 58 Total Calculated Compensation This person is connected to 81 board members in 6 different organizations across 7 different industries.

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$11,460,344
As of Fiscal Year 2012
Background*
Mr. Donald E. Brandt, Don has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Pinnacle West Capital Corporation since March 2008. Mr. Brandt has been the Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Public Service Company since March 1, 2008 and its President since May 15, 2013 and also served as its President from December 2006 to 2009. Mr. Brandt served as Chief Financial Officer of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation from December 2002 to March 2008 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from March 01, 2008 to April 2009. He served as Senior Vice President of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation from December 2002 to September 18, 2003 and served as its Executive Vice President from September 18, 2003 to March 2008. He served as Principal Accounting Officer at Pinnacle West Capital Corporation. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Corporate Services at Union Electric Company. He has more than 25 years of utility experience. Before joining Pinnacle West and APS, Mr. Brandt served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ameren Corporation, a St. Louis-based energy services company. Prior to Ameren, he was with Price Waterhouse & Co. He has been the Chairman of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation since January 2009. He serves as the Chairman of SunCor Development Company. He has been Chairman of the Board of Arizona Public Service Company since April 2009 and serves as its Director. He has been a Director of Huntco Inc. since May 1993. He serves as a Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited and Nuclear Energy Institute. He served as a Director of Ameren Illinois Company. Mr. Brandt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from St. Louis University.

By: Glenn Shannon

Glenn Shannon — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:08:16 +0000

What amazes me is if an article is written on a Hollywood star there would be over a thousand comments but something like this there is only three. Now you know why the people keep getting hit in the shorts.

By: N. Baer

N. Baer — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:58 +0000

@Oscar Johnson – I have seen the same documentation that electric usage is static (no pun intended) since the advent of digital technology which consumes far less electricity. There was also information about this on a “Marketplace, NPR” radio show sometime in the fall of 2011. In addition to APS wanting to sell us electricity, it wants to enter a “new” industry, “Big Data.” It can then sell our collective, aggregated data, as well as trade in that market, made possible by American consumers who fail to stand up for their rights.

By: Terrie Frankel

Terrie Frankel — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:03:03 +0000

Outrageous and Obscene indeed! Thank you for bringing these facts to the attention of the public.

By: Oscar Johnson, Phoenix

Oscar Johnson, Phoenix — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:17:51 +0000

I remember that also Mr Shannon and noted a AZ Republic story that explained how electricity consumption has declined since the 70s even with increased population and its demands. Better insulation, more efficient HVAC and weatherizing of homes including windows and batting, and more than we can list. APS and companies want to undermine the solar programmes because they do not want to purchase cheap electricity, they want to sell electricity. The best thing Phoenix mayor could ever do to make a monument to good governance would be to demand retro fit of every home with solar starting with those receiving assistance with electrical costs and the elderly by electricity companies that are after all government sponsored monopolies.

By: Glenn Shannon

Glenn Shannon — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:32:35 +0000

I really doubt you will get an answer on this letter and if you do will have to look hard to find any facts in it. I remember years ago when they convinced people to save water and when they did the water rates were raised because the water company said income was down due to lower water sales. Same thing happened with electricity as people bought better AC units, appliances re insulated and sealed up their homes. Bottom line we get hammered from both sides of the government decisions whether direct taxes or indirect decisions from the corporation commission.

By: NO 24/7 RADIATION IN MY HOME

NO 24/7 RADIATION IN MY HOME — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:46:08 +0000

Hi all:

This is the link for the Arizona Corporation commission. The clock is ticking on your chance to make a difference about the controversial “SMART METER”.

http://www.azcc.gov/

Go to the bottom of the page and click on edocket.

http://edocket.azcc.gov/

Paste this number in the search bar.

E-00000C-11-0328
Click on documents. read comments from people like you. This is about the opt out plan from APS concerning the ‘smart meter’ and the money they want us to pay to protect our health.

E-01345A-13-0069
The first docket. Still open for comment. Click on documents and read comments from people who have taken the time to try and protect their neighbors.

Time for you to STEP IT UP and participate too. You can use this form to make a comment and a difference.

http://www.azcc.gov/Divisions/Utilities/forms/ComplaintForm2013.pdf

E-Mail: mailmaster@azcc.gov

Arizona Corporation Commission
Utilities Division
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Phoenix, AZ 85007-2996
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400 West Congress, Ste. 218
Tucson, AZ 85701-1347
Arizona Corporation Commission
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Phoenix, AZ 85007-2929
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Tucson, AZ 85701-1347

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