Arizona 2024 Regular Session

Arizona Senate Bill SCM1002 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: energy rules; urging adoption State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 SCM 1002 Introduced by Senators Sundareshan: Alston, Bravo, Burch, Diaz, Fernandez, Gabaldn, Gonzales, Hatathlie, Hernandez, Mendez, Miranda; Representatives De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Mathis, Terech, Villegas A Concurrent Memorial urging the corporation commission to adopt the proposed energy rules that the commission previously considered. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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9	9	REFERENCE TITLE: energy rules; urging adoption
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78	78	To the Members of the Corporation Commission: Your memorialist respectfully represents: Whereas, the current Arizona renewable energy standards end with 15% renewable generation by 2025; and Whereas, the renewable energy standards are an important tool for transitioning utility energy portfolios away from fossil fuel generation and toward renewable energy, including solar and wind; and Whereas, a transition away from fossil fuel generation is important for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impact of climate change; and Whereas, Arizona has abundant sunshine but does not yet lead the country in solar generation; and Whereas, in recent years, the staff of the Corporation Commission (Commission) studied and developed proposed standards for renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage and distributed generation; and Whereas, these proposed energy rules would have required utilities to achieve 50% emissions-free electricity by 2032 and 100% emissions-free electricity by 2050, as well as an energy efficiency standard and energy storage requirement that included customer-owned systems; and Whereas, a diverse array of stakeholder groups favored the newly proposed standards, including major Arizona utilities, environmental groups and consumer advocates; and Whereas, in 2022 the Commission failed to pass these proposed standards, expressing concerns of costs to the ratepayers despite the fact that rising consumer costs in recent years is due to natural gas price increases; and Whereas, multiple utilities are now seeking rate increases specifically due to the rising cost of natural gas; and Whereas, the Commission's failure to update this state's renewable energy standards will continue to keep ratepayers captive to these rising fuel costs and at the mercy of the gas market. Wherefore your memorialist, the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring, prays: 1. That the Members of the Corporation Commission adopt, as soon as practicable, the proposed energy rules that the Commission previously considered. 2. That the Secretary of State transmit copies of this Memorial to the Members of the Corporation Commission.
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80	80	To the Members of the Corporation Commission:
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84	84	Whereas, the current Arizona renewable energy standards end with 15% renewable generation by 2025; and
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86	86	Whereas, the renewable energy standards are an important tool for transitioning utility energy portfolios away from fossil fuel generation and toward renewable energy, including solar and wind; and
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88	88	Whereas, a transition away from fossil fuel generation is important for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating the impact of climate change; and
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90	90	Whereas, Arizona has abundant sunshine but does not yet lead the country in solar generation; and
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92	92	Whereas, in recent years, the staff of the Corporation Commission (Commission) studied and developed proposed standards for renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage and distributed generation; and
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94	94	Whereas, these proposed energy rules would have required utilities to achieve 50% emissions-free electricity by 2032 and 100% emissions-free electricity by 2050, as well as an energy efficiency standard and energy storage requirement that included customer-owned systems; and
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96	96	Whereas, a diverse array of stakeholder groups favored the newly proposed standards, including major Arizona utilities, environmental groups and consumer advocates; and
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98	98	Whereas, in 2022 the Commission failed to pass these proposed standards, expressing concerns of costs to the ratepayers despite the fact that rising consumer costs in recent years is due to natural gas price increases; and
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100	100	Whereas, multiple utilities are now seeking rate increases specifically due to the rising cost of natural gas; and
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102	102	Whereas, the Commission's failure to update this state's renewable energy standards will continue to keep ratepayers captive to these rising fuel costs and at the mercy of the gas market.
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104	104	Wherefore your memorialist, the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring, prays:
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106	106	1. That the Members of the Corporation Commission adopt, as soon as practicable, the proposed energy rules that the Commission previously considered.
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108	108	2. That the Secretary of State transmit copies of this Memorial to the Members of the Corporation Commission.