1.   Then he admits the company has filed confidential documents with the Arizona Corporation Commission detailing its stranded costs.

2.   As in Massachusetts, consumers will pay stranded costs through their monthly utility bills.

3.   At the time, their two biggest concerns were recovering stranded costs as quickly as possible, and secondly, retaining control of their customers.

4.   Barron said that if consumers have to pay any stranded costs, competition should not be allowed.

5.   A large portion of monthly bills will go to pay stranded costs.

6.   A. It means you get stuck with the bill for these so-called stranded costs.

7.   After paying off these stranded costs, the utilities should be able to compete equally with unregulated power companies.

8.   Both companies are hurrying to retire debt to cushion the blow from stranded costs.

9.   Business and residential ratepayers have been saddled with the responsibility of paying off stranded costs.

10.   But under deregulation, the price we pay for stranded costs might offset any savings from competition.