The city and Tucson Electric Power agreed to work toward powering all city operations with clean energy, ahead of a vote on a fee to fund climate, power line projects.
David Wichner The city of Tucson and Tucson Electric Power Co. have signed a letter of intent to work toward powering 100% of city operations with renewable energy, even as Tucson voters are being asked to help fund future city climate initiatives.
That contract, finalized in 2021, provides the UA’s main campus with carbon-free energy from TEP’s Oso Grande Wind Farm in southeast New Mexico and the Wilmot Energy Center solar array near Tucson. City leaders will continue working with TEP to develop terms, standards and timelines for the execution of a formal clean-energy supply agreement, TEP said.
Download PDF Proposition 412 asks voters to approve a new, 25-year city franchise agreement that includes an increase in the franchise fee Tucson residents pay on their TEP bills. The agreement would not be affected by the outcome of Proposition 412, though its passage would provide dedicated funding for climate action while strengthening the partnership between the city and TEP, the company said.Some critics of Prop. 412 say it doesn’t go fast enough or far enough and that TEP should bear more responsibility to support and fund a move to clean energy sources like solar.
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