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More of the Same Expensive Dependence on Fossil Fuels in TEP and APS 2026 Energy…
PHOENIX —Arizona utilities Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Arizona Public Service (APS) filed their 2026 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) on Friday that evaluate how utilities will obtain energy for the next 15 years.
Arizonans already experience some of thehighest electric billsin the country, with some of themost planned gasin the country.
Yet, instead of easing energy burden and saving its customers millions of dollars, APS prolongs costly coal operations at the Four Corners coal plant, worsening climate impacts, increasing air pollution, and threatening public health.
Of all the state’s utilities,APS has the most planned fossil gas, adding over 4,000 MW of gas by 2041.
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