Tag: Arizona Public Service
Andy Tobin Pushes To Keep Open Dirtiest Coal Plant In The Western United States
The Najavo Generating Station is one of the oldest, dirtiest coal-fired power plants. It is also one of the country’s largest CO2 emitters.
Arizona Commissioner To APS: Why Invest In So Much Gas?
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin asked monopoly utility APS why it plans to invest in so much natural gas, and so little solar energy and energy storage, over the next...
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin Caught With Hand in Cookie Jar
Republican Commissioner Andy Tobin has been caught soliciting donations for a side job that he would do alongside his work at the ACC. Tobin’s solicitation calls into serious question whether...
Arizona Regulators Blunt Solar Progress
Arizona could be a solar hotbed, but regulators there have stunted the market, causing the state to fall behind other leaders in solar growth.
Global Investors Warn Utilities to Change Business Strategy and Prepare for Climate Change
Now that countries have signed the Paris Agreement, global investors are warning utility companies that they must now act.
Charles Koch Distorts the Facts: Here Are The Ways His Money & Political Network Prevent Clean Energy Businesses From Succeeding
The Kochs use their political influence and funding for efforts to repeal laws designed to support the deployment of more renewable electricity.
Attacks on Renewable Energy Policies in 2015
Front groups, fossil fuel interests, and utility companies attacked net metering and renewable energy standards in states across the country in 2015, in an effort to delay the growth of...
Electric Utility Industry Created Their Own Air Pollution Permits, Held Private Meetings With Texas Regulators
Utility employees held private meetings with state regulators to discuss revisions to the permits and provided language that was incorporated verbatim by the regulators into the final text of the...
EEI President Says Energy Efficiency Is A Priority. Why Are His Members Then Working to Weaken State Efficiency Programs?
On Wednesday, Thomas Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the trade association for investor-owned utilities in America, said, “energy efficiency is a priority for our business.” Kuhn continued...