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Mesa asking electric customers to conserve energy amid higher power costs

Mesa asking electric customers to conserve energy amid higher power costs Alison Steinbach and Ryan Randazzo, Arizona Republic © David Wallace/The Republic Proposition 127, a proposal to require electric companies to get half their electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind by 2030, continues to face stiff opposition from the state s biggest utility, Arizona Public Service Co. Mesa is asking its electric customers to conserve energy during peak hours in the face of soaring power costs.  Mesa electric utility customers are likely to see bill increases but can help lower costs by reducing their energy consumption during the peak hours of 3 to 8 p.m., per the city.

Mesa electric customers will likely see higher bills this year

View Comments Mesa is asking its electric customers to conserve energy during peak hours in the face of soaring power costs.  Mesa electric utility customers are likely to see bill increases but can help lower costs by reducing their energy consumption during the peak hours of 3 to 8 p.m., per the city. Mesa provides electric power to about 13,500 residential customers and more than 3,000 commercial customers, including city facilities, within about 5.5 square miles centered around downtown Mesa. The bulk of the city gets electricity from private providers like the Salt River Project.  The city purchases its electric supply on the market and does not run its own electric generators, making it largely dependent on market conditions. Electricity costs have increased across the southwestern United States because of population growth, more energy use and the transition to new energy sources that don t provide as much during peak hours, putting Mesa in a tough spot.

California, Texas squeeze Mesa Electric

What happens in California doesn’t stay in California? It becomes a matter of supply and demand – and, as any beginner economics student will tell you, when the latter outpaces the former, prices will go up. So it is that the 17,000 city of Mesa Electric Service Area customers are likely to be paying more for their electric bills in coming months. Mesa Electric is being “squeezed” by California to the west and Texas to the east; droughts, heat waves and cold snaps have drained reserves, increasing prices that places like Mesa pay on the “wholesale energy market.” “What happens in California affects us,” Anthony Cadorin, city energy resources coordinator, told Mesa City Council during a study session last week.

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