AZ HB2198

Amends Arizona law to allow entities to provide electrical service without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Arizona Corporation Commission, provided they are "fit, willing and able" to furnish the service.

Exempts electrical service providers from certificate requirements if they use their own infrastructure rather than infrastructure owned by a distinct public service corporation or municipality.

Defines "fit, willing and able" to mean the entity has both financial and technical ability to perform the service and is willing to perform it properly and safely according to generally applicable laws unrelated to enforcing competition restrictions.

Allows the Arizona Corporation Commission to establish clear and objective rules for determining whether an entity meets the "fit, willing and able" standard.

Requires entities providing electrical service under this exemption to comply with Arizona's power plant and transmission line siting requirements and subjects them to liability for consequential damages if they fail to meet the fitness standard.