AZ SCM1004

Urges the Arizona Corporation Commission to increase renewable energy requirements for affected utilities to 25 percent by 2025, 35 percent by 2030, and 40 percent by 2035.

Requests the Arizona Corporation Commission to modernize the state's electricity distribution grid and conduct a capacity analysis for efficient placement of distributed generation and storage.

Notes that Arizona has warmed 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last century and experienced approximately 1,300 heat-related deaths from 2005 to 2015.

Emphasizes that nearly two-thirds of Arizonans believe climate change is a serious problem and requests Arizona join the "We Are Still In" Coalition to reduce carbon emissions despite the federal withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.