By Peter Samore | KTAR
Now that Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project have asked customers to conserve energy, two members of the Arizona Corporation Commission want utility companies to prove they have enough power to keep air conditioners running.
Blackouts forced by companies in California over the weekend left three million people in the dark — and in the heat. A similar situation could prove deadly in Arizona.
“There are some vulnerable populations,” Commissioner Lea Márquez Petersen told KTAR News 92.3 FM.
“Arizona is well positioned to avoid the problems California is suffering with rolling blackouts. Arizona’s transition to renewable energy has been smart and the continued focus on increasing battery storage capabilities will make Arizona an example of exactly how the transition to more and more clean renewable energy should be accomplished.” Court Rich
