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Joshua Polacheck: “The current commission is providing an incentive to the…”

Featuring: Joshua Polacheck, Democratic | Former Candidate, Arizona Corporation Commission

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Arizona Debates: Corporation Commission

Published | Video Starts at 43:58

It has not happened. It's never happened. So write down the line, would you prioritize? The commission shouldn't be picking winners and losers. And the current commission is. The current commission is providing an incentive to the utilities to build new fossil fuel infrastructure that you're going to be paying for for decades to come. Now, you know, we're hearing misinformation on the other side. $4 trillion subsidy. Since renewables have come on the market decades ago, there's a $4 trillion a year subsidy to fossil fuels. (43:58–44:08)

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Asserts that the current commission incentivizes utilities to build fossil fuel infrastructure, which will have long-term financial implications for the public.

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