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Lea Márquez Peterson: “AP's customers have paid more than one and a half billion…”

Featuring: Lea Márquez Peterson, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

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AZ Votes Debate: Republican candidates for Corporation Commission | Apr. 4, 2024

Published | Video Starts at 19:12

In 2006, that renewable energy standard was put in place by the then commission. So they mandated a source of energy unnaturally so that it caused a subsidy that AP's customers have paid more than one and a half billion dollars since that time in 2006 for that subsidy that occurred with renewable energy. I'm very pro solar. I think it certainly should be part of the portfolio. I agree with Mister Lopez that we need an all of the above approach. (19:12–19:21)

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Asserts that APS customers have paid over $1.5 billion for renewable energy subsidies since 2006.

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