Woah! I thought wind and solar were supposed save money. So why are people in Tucson paying more?
TEP (8/15/23) reports: "New, higher electric rates for Tucson Electric Power customers will take effect Sept. 1, 2023 to help cover rising costs and support recent investments in safe, reliable service. The new rates:
- recover the cost of grid improvements, technology and security upgrades, new wind and solar power resources, and other investments made since 2018, the year reflected in our current rates;
- pass along higher energy and operating costs; and
- help us serve the increasing energy needs of our growing community.
The proposal was approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, a five-member elected panel that sets the rates charged by public service providers. The new rates are expected to increase the average monthly bills of residential customers with typical usage on TEP’s Basic pricing plan by about $11. That change varies with usage. Customers can mitigate that impact by saving energy, possibly in combination with Time-of-Use pricing plans that offer lower rates during off-peak periods...The rates support investments that will reduce our long-term energy costs through increased use of wind and solar power systems that will generate 70 percent of our power by 2035. Those steps will help us end our use of coal and achieve an 80 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emission reductions by 2035, key objectives articulated in our most recent Integrated Resource Plan."
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"Those clamoring about a 'climate crisis' maintain it’s a global problem. Therefore, any proposed solution should thoroughly and carefully examine raw material requirements, mining needs, costs, and benefits on a global scale, all the way through landfilling turbine blades and other non-recyclable components."
– Craig Rucker, CFACT
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