Tag: Tucson Electric Power
Utilities that operate coal plants in the Western U.S. face growing water supply risks
Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.
Utilities Fiddle While Arizona Burns
As the temperature climbs, Arizona's utilities keep investing in fossil fuels that exacerbate climate change and present cost risks to customers.
Tucson Electric Power: Ignoring Water, Climate Change Risks
Tucson Electric Power is investing in new natural gas and old coal rather than distributed and utility-scale solar, heightening the region's water risks.
Despite record solar+storage deal, TEP still plans more gas, underwhelming solar growth
Tucson is awash in sunshine, but TEP’s future plans indicate that it will continue running very old coal plants, and increasing its use of natural gas far more than solar.
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 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.
Harvard University Electricity Policy Group
The Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) is run by Ashley Brown, a former commissioner on the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, who has publicly criticized distributed renewable energy repeatedly for months...
Harvard Electricity Policy Group
The Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) is a utility-funded university institute that comments and provides research on the electricity sector. Ashley Brown is the Executive Director and previously served as...
Arizona Net Metering Attacks
There is perhaps no greater attack on net metering ongoing than that being unleashed by the utility industry in Arizona. Starting in 2013, Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest...