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Rachel Walden: “We have to look at keeping our coal plants open as long as…”

Featuring: Rachel Walden, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

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

Published | Video Starts at 35:10

They're shutting them down because the EPA sued them to shut them down. And that's what we're up against. But it shouldn't be the backs of the ratepayer that has to pay for it. I think We have to look at keeping our coal plants open as long as possible. and look at the cost of that. But eventually, if we can't stop the federal government, they're going to continue to be unaffordable. Now they're regulating the water that coal plants use. (35:10–35:14)

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Asserts the need to consider keeping coal plants operational for as long as possible.

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