Sustainability

Commissioners voted to repeal the rules in July, stating that they had expired and the utilities had exceeded their target. Mayes contends the 2020 deadline was a target, not an official expiration.

Scott Allison could have taken the shortest route from Las Vegas to Reno. Instead, he drove nearly 50 extra miles through California. The detour wasn't for the scenery. It was for the chargers.

The Marigold Energy Center proposed to be near Stanfield comes as the state's utilities are shoring up all the resources they can to meet demand.

Arizona energy regulators repealed efficiency standards that have been in place since 2010. They initiated the process to repeal because the goal was surpassed and annual reporting was costing ratepayers.

The utility plans to buy 600 megawatts, enough to power about 150,000 homes, from a new wind farm in New Mexico. That's up from SRP's current wind portfolio of 288 megawatts.

An aluminum recycling plant will not proceed in the city of Benson, southeast of Tucson. Community members fought the plant for a year and recalled three council members due to concerns about the project.

The report says that growth comes despite the Trump administration rolling back solar incentives.

The new agreement is on top of other solar plans the utility has as it aims to double its generating capacity.

Tempe leaders from government, construction and education met recently to discuss ways to develop affordable housing.

The small town in Pinal County is buying time to solve its Gila River problems. Kearny could now run out of water in August or September.