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These structures store spent fuel. Officials say Palo Verde has enough space to store used fuel indefinitely while the federal government decides where to place a permanent national storage facility. (Cronkite News Service Photo by Griselda Nevarez)
May 21, 2018

Clean energy ballot measure could close nuclear plant

The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is the nation’s largest power producer, and if the Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona initiative appears on the ballot in November, voters will decide the plant’s future.

Feb 15, 2018

American independence includes freedom to choose energy sources

America was founded on the principles of liberty and independence. People fled to America for the right to live and worship in freedom.

Feb 12, 2018

Anti-Trump group seeks to put energy policy on ballot

Bill Scheel, a campaign consultant helping set up the petition drive, said Monday there is a coalition of civic and health organizations who do not believe the current renewable energy standard goals set by the Arizona Corporation Commission are sufficient.

The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in northeast Arizona provides almost 1,000 jobs between the plant and the mine that supplies it, but the plant's operators have said they plan to shut it down after 2019. (Photo by Amber Brown/Courtesy SRP)
Oct 6, 2017

Peabody says potential buyers could keep Navajo Generating Station open

Navajo leaders expressed hope October 2 that the Navajo Generating Station will be able to continue operations past 2019, after Peabody Energy said it had come up with a list of potential investors in the plant.

Sep 13, 2017

Little to resign from Corp Comm for job in Trump administration

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Doug Little will resign his post after taking a job with the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington D.C.

May 22, 2017

Utilities offer incentives aimed at saving energy

More options to encourage the efficient consumption of power have emerged as energy resources in the Valley evolved over the past decade.

Feb 21, 2017

Hard choices ahead as officials look at future of Navajo power plant

Despite pledges to look for alternatives, closing the Navajo Generating Station in Page could devastate the local economy, where hundreds of jobs rely on the plant and affiliated coal mine and where experts see few, if any, workable solutions.

Feb 16, 2017

Native Americans’ right to live off land is essential

For centuries, Native Americans – just like my fellow farmers – have called upon the land they call home to make their way in the world.

Feb 16, 2017

Transitioning Navajo Generating Station reflects changing energy economics

The energy landscape is rapidly changing, however, and we are very possibly in the midst of writing a new energy chapter for Arizona.

Bob Burns explains why he was the lone vote against selecting Tom Forese as new chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission (Capitol Media Services photo by Howard Fischer)
Feb 7, 2017

Commissioner pursues rules on transparency, electioneering

Picking up where he left off last year, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns is pursuing rules on transparency and electioneering disclosure for his beleaguered regulatory body.

Jan 26, 2017

Bipartisan, market-based approach could significantly cut carbon emissions

Making the switch to renewable energy is clearly not a partisan issue. According to the Post-Election National Clean Energy Survey conducted by the Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, 75 percent of Trump voters support taking action to accelerate the development and use of clean energy in the United States. Altogether, 64 percent of the 1,000 voters surveyed say they’d even pay mo[...]

Jan 3, 2017

Commissioners pick Forese as new chairman, while top staffers leave

Regulators today picked Tom Forese as chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission. Former gubernatorial staffer Ted Vogt also took over as executive director of the regulatory agency.

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