Record-setting summer high temperatures and extreme winter snowfall come with a lot of challenges for communities and businesses, including their energy use and costs. Responding to these increasing challenges requires additional resources.

One resource is the Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law one year ago. This legislation will invest billions of dollars over the next decade to increase our state’s energy and economic resilience and independence as well as to help Arizona businesses, utilities, and communities lower their energy costs.