▁settlement ▁were ▁not ▁dis closed . ▁Wal mart ▁had ▁no ▁immediate ▁additional ▁comment . ▁T es la ▁and ▁its ▁respective ▁law y ers ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁respond ▁to ▁requests ▁for ▁comment . ▁ ▁The ▁Check s ▁and ▁Bal ances ▁Project ▁Sol ar City ▁indirect ly ▁funds ▁a ▁political ▁advoc acy ▁group ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Check s ▁and ▁Bal ances ▁Project . ▁The ▁project ▁has ▁critic ized ▁the ▁elected ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Corporation ▁Commission ▁( the ▁regul atory ▁body ▁that ▁over se es ▁electric ity ▁and ▁util ities ▁in ▁Arizona ) ▁for ▁being ▁too ▁well - connected ▁to ▁utility ▁companies . ▁The ▁Check s ▁and ▁Bal ances ▁Project ▁has ▁file d ▁several ▁requests ▁for ▁public ▁records ▁from ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Corporation ▁Commission . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁interview ed ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Check s ▁and ▁Bal ances ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁finan cing ▁of ▁certain ▁Arizona ▁state wide ▁races ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Project ▁finan cing ▁and ▁the ▁Google ▁Fund ▁Sol ar City ▁partners ▁with ▁banks , ▁large ▁corpor ations , ▁and ▁the ▁asset - back ed ▁market ▁to ▁create ▁project ▁fin ance ▁funds ▁to ▁fin ance ▁its ▁le ase ▁and ▁P PA ▁( Power ▁P urchase ▁Ag re ement ) ▁options . ▁Sol ar City ' s ▁finan cing ▁partners ▁have ▁included ▁Bank ▁of ▁America , ▁M err ill ▁Lyn ch , ▁C iti , ▁Morgan ▁Stanley , ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Arizona ▁and ▁U