Good morning, Mesa.

APS signed a confidential agreement with Navajo Transitional Energy Company in September + the deal may extend its coal power plant operations until 2038 to lower customer costs amid rising data center demand, and it will update its resource plan by month-end.

Arizona utilities including APS, SRP and TEP will launch a new energy trading market called Markets+ next year under the Southwest Power Pool to lessen California oversight, but a key partner may remain with the current market.

Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson set a Friday deadline for the utilities to explain how Bonneville’s choice could affect trading partners.

Gov. Katie Hobbs received warning letters from China's LA consulate advising against expanding political ties with Taiwan, even as TSMC invests $265B in Arizona to boost semiconductor production and a new Taiwanese office prepares to open in Phoenix.

The state said it will continue economic ties under federal policy.

Mesa City Council approved rezoning for Park North, a 78-lot townhome development at the northeast corner of South Power and East Guadalupe roads; its agreement requires landscaping in an adjacent park + installation of pedestrian pathways and gates.

ASU has hired former Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Scott Bales to review the military-style workout that left sophomore hockey player Matthew Mayich on life support after Aug.

20 — the review follows player concerns and the administrative leave of coach Greg Powers.