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Analysis: SRP Renewable Energy Plans Lagging Other AZ Utilities

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Monday, April 4, 2011   

PHOENIX, Ariz. - A new analysis of Salt River Project's (SRP) current energy plans indicates that the utility is not keeping pace with others in the state, like Arizona Public Service (APS), when it comes to developing renewable energy sources. The analysis, by the Vote Solar Initiative, found that about 6.8 percent of SRP's power will come from non-hydro renewable energy in the year 2020. That's less than the 10 percent requirement put on APS and other private utilities regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Renee Guillory, Tempe, is one of a number of SRP customers who are organizing to push the utility to catch up.

"Arizonans really support clean energy, and so SRP should be doing everything they can to actually increase their commitment to renewables."

SRP, which is not regulated by the Corporation Commission, has launched a public process to revise its voluntary renewable and energy efficiency plan. It is collecting comments from the public through today.

Guillory would like to see more investment in renewables and energy efficiency because it could help the state's ailing economy.

"Things like weatherizing houses and so on create local jobs and that really makes a difference to me. I like doing that, and I like that SRP is doing some of that right now, but they could be doing a lot more."

SRP is Arizona's second-largest power company, with some 800,000 customers in Central Arizona and power plants statewide.

More information about SRP's plan is available at www.srpnet.com. The analysis is at http://votesolar.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/SRP_Comments_VSI.pdf.




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