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Jan 2020
57m 32s

Arizona Public Service’s Historic Shift

Wood Mackenzie
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This week: The largest utility in one of the West’s reddest states will go carbon-free by 2050.  The power company that has poured tens of millions of dollars into electing friendly regulators and fighting renewable energy says it’s all in for zero carbon electricity — even if the exact pathway isn’t yet clear.  Wasn’t APS investing heavily in keeping the ... Show More
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