OPINION: 'If passed, Prop 412 is a baked-in tragedy. Vote 'no' and re-start a Community-TEP-UA conversation in support of the Tucson Climate Action and Adaptation Plan,' writes Ron Proctor, former co-chair of the City of Tucson Climate Change Committee.
For many of us in the climate action world, the 2026 renewal of Tucson Electric Power’s Franchise Agreement has long been marked on our calendar as the pivotal leverage moment for a sustainable Tucson. TEP’s electricity production has historically contributed the lion’s share of Tucson’s carbon dioxide emissions. So it was a surprise call to action when the franchise proposal was accelerated to an election three years ahead of schedule.
People are also reading… Proposition 412 continues this legacy and the Tucson community is being asked to approve nearly the same agreement made 23 years ago. The only major change to the old agreement is to require Tucson’s TEP customers to fund the undergrounding of a new high-voltage line which feeds the University of Arizona, satisfying its separate agreement with TEP to receive 100% renewable energy to meet its internal goals.
If passed, Prop 412 is a baked-in tragedy. Vote “no” and re-start a Community-TEP-UA conversation in support of the Tucson Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. The $400,000 effort by the Mayor and Council to gather input from the whole Tucson community was a laudable process. It has generated a comprehensive and equitable plan that needs immensely more funding.
Faulty towers, corporate blindfolds and a short-circuited democracy will not lead to a sustainable Tucson.
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