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The Governor’s Office of Resiliency doesn’t have a working website yet. Some of its jobs vacancies remain unfilled. And, as of September, there was no sign on the door of the office inside the Arizona Capitol."We're a brand new office," said Maren Mahoney, who was appointed by Gov. Katie Hobbs to direct the office. “We’ve been up and running since about the end of February.”
Shifting politics have stalled a bipartisan push for a carbon-free electricity standard.
The Arizona Department of Transportation last week held a series of public open houses to promote to the state’s new electric vehicle infrastructure plan. It’s part of a national plan to construct a coast-to-coast network of quick-charging stations.
Expansion of Salt River Project's (SRP) gas-fired power plant in Coolidge is a few regulatory steps away from becoming reality.
The grid failure in Texas this time last year went far beyond the state's border, and consumer advocates say it means the country needs to shore up its energy infrastructure. Brian Edstrom, senior regulatory advocate for the nonprofit Citizens Utility Board in Minnesota, said the infrastructure bill recently signed into law by President Joe Biden provides a start. But there was considerable damage to consumers in northern states when Texans cranked up their electric heaters to cope with Winter Storm Uri. ...