Arizona’s three major power utilities are doing a poor job of meeting the goals they set to transition from coal and gas to clean energy.A new report from the Sierra Club found while many of the country’s energy producers have pledged to clean up their power production, their promises often amount to little more than “greenwashing.”The report gives Arizona Public Service and Tucson Electric Power a “D,” while the Salt River Project rated an “F.”Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon chapter, said while all three companies have set ambitious goals toward lowering emissions, they remain hooked on carbon. “What this report is saying is our utilities need to be a lot more aggressive in developing renewable energy and moving rapidly away from fossil fuels,” Bahr explained.The study found although the three utilities vowed to significantly…
AZ Utilities Get Poor Grades for Progress Toward Clean Energy Goals / Public News Service
