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In Passing Bill to Kill Competition, Ariz. Lawmakers Rekindle Idea

Apr 21, 2022

The Arizona legislature passed a bill that would close the door to electric retail competition, but lawmakers said the conversation on deregulation isn't over.

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Ariz. Regulators Reject Expansion of SRP Gas Plant

Apr 14, 2022

Elaine Goodman

Arizona regulators have rejected Salt River Project’s proposed expansion of the Coolidge Generating Station, a gas-fired power plant in Pinal County.

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FERC Upholds CAISO Wheel-through Rules

Rejects Arizona Challenge and Approves 2-Year Extension

Mar 21, 2022

Hudson Sangree

FERC upheld its finding that CAISO’s temporary wheel-through restrictions do not violate open-access principles and approved a two-year extension of them.

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Retail Anti-competition Bill Hits Snag in Ariz.

Feb 22, 2022

Elaine Goodman

A bill that would close the door to electric retail competition in Arizona has hit a snag in the state legislature.

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Wildfires Raise Concerns for Western Tx Lines

Derates, Shutdowns Pose Threat to Western Interconnection

Aug 2, 2021

Hudson Sangree

The near shutdown of the California-Oregon Intertie by a wildfire renewed concerns about the vulnerability of major transmission pathways.

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Arizona to Weigh RTO Membership

ACC Chair Requests New Docket on Potential Benefits

Jul 25, 2021

Hudson Sangree

Arizona has joined Colorado, Nevada and Oregon in exploring membership in an RTO in the Western Interconnection.

Western Drought Puts Hoover Dam Hydropower at Risk

Southwest, California Have Historically Low Reservoirs Levels

Jul 12, 2021

Hudson Sangree

Western drought has caused historically low water levels at hydropower facilities, including Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam and PG&E's major reservoirs.

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Wildfires, Extreme Weather Test Western Regulators

Jun 13, 2021

Hudson Sangree

During a meeting of the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners, regulators shared strategies for dealing with heat waves, cold snaps and wildfires.

States Working out the Details of Getting to 100%

Big Targets Only the 1st Step, Policymakers Say

Feb 4, 2021

K Kaufmann

As an increasing number of states commit to 100% clean energy standards, policymakers and regulators across the country are being faced with working out the details of how to reach those goals in the next 10, 20 or 30 years. "Big targets are not enough," said Virginia Sen. Jennifer McClellan...

UPDATED: Nevada Clean Energy Amendment Winning

New Mexico Reforms Public Regulation Commission

Nov 9, 2020

Hudson Sangree

[UPDATED Nov. 9 11:25 a.m. ET to reflect election results.] A measure in Nevada to enshrine a clean energy mandate in the state constitution is heading to victory, while New Mexico voters approved an overhaul of their state’s Public Regulation Commission, and Arizonans elected another Democrat to the state’s Corporation...

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