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Many of the nation’s largest electric utilities are not on track to achieve their interim emission reduction goals or the “net-zero” targets they have communicated to customers and investors, according to industry data reviewed and analyzed by the Energy and Policy Institute. Progress is stalling at a critical juncture, as the Trump administration has targeted Clean Air[...]
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After two years of back-to-back rate increases, Southwest Gas is requesting yet another. This comes on the tail of Southwest Gas celebrating the largest revenue increase in the company’s history in 2023. Despite these record-breaking profits, the company is requesting a $125.6 million increase in revenues through an 11.8% rate increase for customers. This proposal[...]
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Arizona Corporation Commission Chair Kevin Thompson is facing new claims of conflicts of interest from the utility watchdog group Energy and Policy Institute related to his ongoing work as a business consultant. Thompson denies any wrongdoing, and the commission’s ethics council has cleared him of conflicts. The pro-clean energy group did not file a formal[...]
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A bill making its way through the Arizona Legislature would restrict new wind farm projects to sites at least 12 miles from any property zoned for residential use, leaving almost no land available for wind energy in the state. If passed, it would become the most restrictive law limiting wind power development in the United[...]
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Despite record-breaking profits, Arizona’s monopoly utilities — led by APS — are pushing to offload even more costs onto ratepayers with less oversight through a sweeping new bill, HB2679. If passed, HB2679 would allow utilities to use a financial tool known as “securitization” that trades high-interest loans for low-interest bonds that can be paid off[...]
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