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Rene Lopez: “They've already decommissioned a few of them. There's two…”

Featuring: Rene Lopez, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

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Interview with Rene Lopez | 2024 Arizona Corporation Commission Candidate

Published | Video Starts at 04:11

That's our coal plants. And they're, you know, justifiable and or not just about reasons, wherever you want to lay on that. But they are going away and They've already decommissioned a few of them. There's two left that are left to be decommissioned in the next five years, five to seven years. And then we've also lost a lot of power off of a hydroelectric dams. The lowering reservoirs has caused less head, which causes less pressure, which means we've lost power. (04:11–04:18)

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Asserts that a few coal plants have already been decommissioned, with two more to be decommissioned in the next five to seven years.

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