OPINION: 'A financial commitment from TEP to partner in that larger renewable energy conversation is what’s lacking in the extension of their franchise agreement,' writes Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik.
Proposition 412 is a 25-year extension to Tucson Electric Power’s existing franchise agreement with the city of Tucson. TEP is not coming out of pocket with a single penny to support renewables in Prop 412. You are, in the form of a 0.75% resiliency fee. Let’s be clear. They’re collecting those new dollars from customers, not dipping into their own revenues in support of investing more heavily in climate mitigation and decarbonizing efforts.
And yet our climate reality demands much more than the aesthetic of undergrounding new utility lines. A financial commitment from TEP to partner in that larger renewable energy conversation is what’s lacking in the extension of their franchise agreement. TEP says the Arizona Corporation Commission will not approve rate increases that are tied to undergrounding for aesthetic purposes. But the ACC will approve rate increases tied to increased investments into renewable energy sources. If TEP were to commit to half of what they’re asking of you to help with our resiliency goals, that roughly $2 million annually is a rounding error for the utility.
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