FEB. 21 NEWS: ARIZONA ENERGY UPDATES

SRP public rate making process is underway

• Last month, SRP began their new public pricing process.
• The first SRP board meeting considering the rates for solar generation customers was this past Monday, and AriSEIA members attended to participate.
• There are four more meetings that the public or stakeholders can attend.
• Customers can submit comments, questions and feedback about the proposed pricing changes any time throughout the process. It is recommended that all comments be submitted by 5 p.m. on March 15.
• Click here to submit comments online. Customers can also mail comments to SRP Corporate Secretary, PAB215, P.O. Box 52025, Phoenix, AZ 85072-2025, or hand-deliver them to SRP, 1500 N. Mill Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281.

ACC joins Comprehensive Electricity Planning Task Force 

• The ACC announced today that they are joining a country-wide initiative of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO).
• Arizona will be among 16 other states on the task force, which will work to improve distribution system and resource planning processes.
• Arizona representatives will include ACC Chairman Bob Burns, Policy Advisor Steve Olea, and Arizona State University Professor of Practice in Utility Law and Policy Kris Mayes.
• Click here to learn more.

APS announces major solar and storage plans

• Today, APS announced plans to install 850 MW of storage and 100 MW of solar by 2025, amounting to “one of the largest battery storage procurement announcements in U.S. history.”
• The utility company says it plans to install 450 MW / 1500 MWh of energy storage by 2021 and 400 MW by 2025.
• APS also signed a seven-year PPA for a 463 MW Calpine natural gas plant.
• Click here to learn more.

Navajo Nation hosting town hall meetings to discuss Navajo Generating Station (NGS)

• The Navajo Nation Office of the Speaker is holding two town hall meetings this Saturday and Sunday to discuss potential plans for NTEC to acquire NGS.
• The first meeting will be he’d from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hardrock Chapter house, and the second meeting will be he’d from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kayenta Chapter house.
• Click here to learn more.