A new pipeline is expected to deliver natural gas from West Texas to Arizona utilities by 2029.
The development comes as utilities face unprecedented demand for energy.
Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project finalized plans with Transwestern Pipeline company to deliver natural gas to generating stations.
Other utilities, like Tucson Electric Power, are still working on their agreements.
Jill Freret is director of Resource Integration and Fuels with APS. She says the company’s energy demand is expected to grow by 60% in the next 13 years.
“This expansion for APS and for some of our peer utilities really allows us to bring in more natural gas to fuel existing facilities with growing demand and position us to have additional gas on our system out into the future," Freret said.
The pipeline announcement came on the same day APS’ parent company, Pinnacle West Capital Corp., said it would roll back its zero-carbon goals.
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