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AZ SCM1004

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Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Juan Mendez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Arizona Corporation Commission should increase renewable energy requirements to 25% by 2025, 35% by 2030, and 40% by 2035 for affected utilities.

  • Arizona Corporation Commission should undertake efforts to modernize the state's electricity distribution grid, including capacity analysis for distributed generation and storage placement.

  • Arizona has warmed 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last century with approximately 1,300 heat-related deaths from 2005 to 2015.

  • Snowpack in Arizona has been decreasing since the 1950s, reducing water supplies and affecting tourism and recreation industries.

  • Nearly two-thirds of Arizonans believe climate change is a serious problem, with three-quarters believing Earth's temperature is rising due to human activities.

Legislative Description

Climate change

Concurrent Memorial

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/25/2018

Full Bill Text

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