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Carbon-Free Energy Required by 2050 Under ACC Proposal

11/21/2020

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tates across the Southwest have adopted clean energy plans that regulate utility companies and work toward carbon-free goals. After lagging for several years, Arizona is starting to catch up.  The Arizona Corporation Commission on Friday passed a proposal requiring utilities to be 100% free of carbon emissions by 2050 and meet particular benchmarks along the way.  According to the commission, carbon free requires the use of resources that do not generate carbon emissions “resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, oil, shale, and bitumen.” Nuclear and hydroelectric generators are considered carbon free, as are wind and solar.  The 4-1 vote initiated the commission’s formal rulemaking process, which includes opportunities for customer comment and will provide the foundation for a final commission vote in 2021. - Cronkite News
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Tyler Mercado
12/5/2020 02:12:45 pm

It is great to see that Arizona is finally doing something to try and move over to renewable sources of energy! Arizona is one of the best states to utilize solar energy given its constant sunlight in the day, so there is no reason that we should not be trying to utilize such a powerful and unlimited resource!

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