Today, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted 5-0 to proceed with repealing Arizona’s Energy Efficiency Standards despite strong opposition from health organizations, clean energy advocates, and community groups.  

The Energy Efficiency standards were approved in 2010 to require utilities to host customer programs that encourage lower consumption practices and ensure new technology adoption. These standards were a cost-effective way to reduce energy demand and unhealthy emissions from the power sector. Combustion of fossil fuels like oil, coal, and methane gas to produce energy contributes increased particle pollution and ozone formation. The American Lung Association 2025 “State of the Air” report finds that 84% of Arizonans live in a county with at least one failing air quality grade.