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Lea Márquez Peterson: “Nuclear is a clean source of energy. It's just not…”

Featuring: Lea Márquez Peterson, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location

Published January 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 49:04

But that is the future. If you were to sit a utility executive down and say, how are you going to get to 100% clean energy or whatever they're planning? Nuclear is a clean source of energy. It's just not affordable yet to grow and expand that. So there's still a lot of work to be done. Yes, sir. In regards to solar and wind, does. Technicians have any ability to mandate that. The equipment that is forced upon us. (49:04–49:10)

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Asserts that nuclear energy is clean but currently not affordable for expansion.

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“It [the nuclear power plant] provides about 35% of our energy.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 05:16-42:56
“I've been serving on the corporation commission for almost four years now.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 37:06-37:11
“I'm the only commissioner based outside of Maricopa county.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 37:31-37:35
“I'm also the only candidate running from outside Maricopa county.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 37:34-37:38
“The corporation commission regulates the private investor owned utilities in electricity, water, gas, wastewater.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 38:46-38:55
“We manage railroad and pipeline safety.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 38:54-38:57
“We incorporate all the businesses in the state.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 38:57-39:00
“We tackle securities fraud.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 39:03-39:05
“We have limited jurisdiction on telecommunications.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 39:06-39:09
“Seven of us are elected.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 39:24-39:27
“We are constitutionally created.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 39:27-39:30
“We have different powers and changes that we can make because we're constitutionally created.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 39:32-39:37
“Utilities in the past got involved in the commission and there was corruption.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 40:09-40:13
“We set a code of ethics that they cannot and we cannot accept utility funding or funding from employees.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 40:16-40:23
“We are constantly defending our state, the state of energy in Arizona against Green, new deal policies, against California influences.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 40:40-40:51
“We need to do all we can to ensure reliability first and foremost, and the affordability of our rates.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 40:50-40:57
“We regulate about 400 utilities in the state.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 41:03-41:07
“I myself voted no against the clean energy mandate.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 41:17-41:21
“We debated it for almost four years now.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 41:22-41:26
“We regulate electric vehicle charging infrastructure.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 41:40-41:44
“We're now defining that subsidies should not be allowed for those that have electric vehicles, paid by those that do not have electric…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 41:46-42:00
“We have a nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in the country here in Arizona.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 42:46-42:52
“Our approach now with a four member republican commission, which is the majority because there are five of us, is that we look at an all…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 43:09-43:24
“The way we should be choosing energy resources in Arizona is really based on what is going to provide that reliability and that…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 43:24-43:32
“In 2006, when she [Chris Mays] served on the commission, they set the mandate for renewable energy at 15% of our electric resource.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 46:02-46:11
“Just for AP's customers, which is the big utility up in Phoenix, that's a $1.25 billion subsidy for renewable energy because that vote was…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 46:12-46:24
“We don't have much wind in Arizona, though. Primarily procured from New Mexico.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 46:42-46:46
“We don't [have a way to mandate that solar and wind components be manufactured in the United States]. At the state level, if that statement…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 46:42-49:52
“We, the commission did not mandate the closure of the coal plants.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 47:02-47:08
“The utilities have decided with the federal heavy regulation and EPA regulation, the rules they are putting on those coal plants has not…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 47:07-47:20
“2031, 2032, you see TEP and AP's exiting coal.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 47:20-47:26
“We have, you've seen a number of improvements on natural gas plants that we've approved throughout the state.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 47:31-47:38
“I myself am serving on a gas electric alignment board.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 47:37-47:42
“Department of Energy has funded some pilot projects in Wyoming and Idaho.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 48:39-48:45
“A lot of them, those mineral products are coming from China.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 49:53-49:57
“China and India are increasing the number of coal plants.”
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“If you overreact, like California, you have rolling blackouts.”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 51:00-51:05
“In Arizona, we know that's a life or death situation. If we don't have energy in the summer and it's 110 or 117 or whatever it is around the…”
AZLD19 Republicans Monthly Meeting 12/09/2023: Hosted at the Green Valley Location | Uploaded January 1, 2024 | 51:05-51:15
“Reliability is number one. Affordability. And affordability rates. Super important for us.”
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