In 2006, the Arizona Corporation Commission implemented a standard requiring the state’s public utilities to produce 15 percent of its energy through renewable sources by 2025. But as incentives have faded away, the idea of reducing the renewable standard or extending the timeline in Arizona has been floated.
Arizona isn’t alone in trying to figure out how much of its energy needs to come from renewable sources. ASU Professor Martin Pasqualetti, whose work focuses on energy policy, said the EPA’s push to reduce carbon emissions should impact the use of renewables across the country.
