High Court Dismisses Tesla, Arizona Case Amid Settlement Talks

The U.S. Supreme Court on March 22 dismissed a dispute over electricity rates between Tesla Inc. subsidiary SolarCity Corp. and Arizona’s largest utility, a case it had agreed to hear in December.

The justices dismissed the petition because the parties notified the court March 8 that they are pursuing settlement talks. Oral argument was scheduled for April 17.

SolarCity attacked the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District’s proposed rate increase only for Arizona customers that generate some of their own electricity from rooftop solar panels. Those customers would see a 65 percent increase in their electricity rate, but ...