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June 25, 2019

David Lock Named CEO of GCSECA

Lock brings advocacy for co-op utilities, extensive government outreach experience to position FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Geoff Oldfather Manager of...

June 25, 2019

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EPA Issues Final Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule

ACE rule replaces proposed Obama-era Clean Power Plan with one that Provides flexibility as utilities continue to lower carbon emissions...

June 6, 2018

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Turbine Rebuild on GT4 Enhances Efficiency

(COCHISE, AZ) In the world of generation, timing can be critical – especially when it comes to summer temperatures and...

December 19, 2017

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NRECA Calls for CPP Replacement to Focus on Reliability, Affordability and Precedent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2017 Contact: Dan Riedinger | 202-403-7517 electric.coop | @NRECANews ARLINGTON, Va. –...

September 22, 2017

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Apache Solar Dedication Receives Keynote From Congresswoman McSally

BENSON – Congresswoman Martha McSally (AZ-02) was the keynote speaker as Arizona G&T Cooperatives (AzGT) celebrated adding 20 MW of...

June 11, 2017

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System Remains Sound During Lizard Fire

As of Sunday, June 11th, this is an update on the Lizard Fire as it pertains to system operations for...

March 29, 2017

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Arizona’s Electric Cooperatives Support “First Step” Toward Workable Regulations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 29, 2017 Contact: Geoff Oldfather AzGT Cooperative Communications and Public Relations Manager goldfather@azgt.coop (520)...

January 11, 2017

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AzGT Assists SSVEC With 20 MW Solar Array

(COCHISE) Calling the partnership with Arizona G&T Cooperatives(AzGT) a key “to getting it off the ground,” officials with Sulphur Springs...

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November 23, 2016

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Coop Voters Made a Difference in the Election

(Benson) Increased turnout on the part of rural voters is emerging as one of the factors that may have helped...

Dr. Robert Carreira discussing the regional economy during a presentation in Benson

October 26, 2016

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Arizona G&T Cooperatives, Apache Generating Station Vital to Regional Economy

Hundreds of jobs and local economies are at stake as regulations, other challenges mount. In a region that has yet...

September 2, 2016

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Electric Cooperatives Score Well in Member Satisfaction

There really is a difference in belonging to an electric cooperative. Every two years, Touchstone Energy® conducts a comprehensive survey...

May 25, 2016

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SENATE ADOPTS McCAIN-FLAKE AMENDMENT TO REIN-IN FEDERAL OVERREACH IN RURAL ARIZONA

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has adopted an amendment filed by Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ)...

April 20, 2016

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AzGT CEO Supports Bill to Increase Western Area Power Administration Transparency

NEWS Contact: Dan Riedinger | 703-907-5616 w | 202-403-7517 m | dan.riedinger@nreca.coop www.nreca.coop | @NRECANews For Immediate Release April...

March 17, 2016

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Congresswoman McSally Underscores Need to Protect Apache Generating Station

(Sierra Vista) In only a few months since the last time Congresswoman Martha McSally (R-CD2) delivered her “State of the...

February 9, 2016

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U.S. Supreme Court Grants Stay for Clean Power Plan

(BENSON) – The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay for the Environmental Protection Agency’s(EPA) Clean Power Plan(CPP) February. The narrow...

January 29, 2016

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EPA Dramatically Underestimates Clean Power Plan Costs to Electric Co-ops, New NRECA Analysis Finds

(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dramatically underestimated the Clean Power Plan’s costs to electric co-ops,...

December 18, 2015

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EPA’S CLEAN POWER PLAN WILL IMPACT ELECTRIC RATES, RELIABILITY IN RURAL AREAS

State Lawmakers on Joint Legislative Review Committee Learn Specifics of Plan and How it Will Hurt Local Economies (Benson) –...

December 2, 2015

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U.S. Rep. McSally Votes to Protect Rural Residents and Jobs

Resolutions Overturning EPA Carbon Rules Pass House (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Martha McSally this month voted to stand...

December 1, 2015

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McSally Focuses on Apache Generating Station, Clean Power Plan

Calls plant “so important for power, jobs,” in first State of the District speech (SIERRA VISTA) — Congresswoman Martha McSally...

October 29, 2015

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ARIZONA SENATORS FLAKE, MCCAIN CRITICAL OF FEDERAL POWER AGENCY

Letter asks for explanation of why Western Area Power Administration is raising rates, calls for oversight, accountability (Tempe, AZ) —...

October 23, 2015

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NRECA Files Legal Challenge to the EPA’s Clean Power Plan

(ARLINGTON, VA) — The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) today petitioned the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to review...

October 7, 2015

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Game Ball Ceremony Salutes Co-ops

AEPCO Board Member Dan Barrera says National Co-op Month and Co-op Community Support Should be Recognized (Benson) — Dan Barrera,...

October 2, 2015

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A new season awaits Apache Station Wildlife Area

If you water it, they will come. Such a saying has been the rule at the Apache Station Wildlife Area. ...

September 10, 2015

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Guest Commentary: My Old Yellow Car

By Steve Lunt, CEO, Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative — Back in the mid-1980s, country singer Dan Seals recorded a song...

August 18, 2015

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ADEQ INSPECTIONS AT APACHE SHOW “NO DEFICIENCIES”

State inspection focuses on not just one, but three programs – and all pass with flying colors (Benson) –...

August 4, 2015

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FINAL EPA CLEAN POWER PLAN RELAXES CARBON LIMITS, EXTENDS TIMELINE FOR COMPLIANCE

Electric Cooperative Member-Consumers Face Higher Costs, Reliability Concerns (Benson) – Almost half a million rural electric cooperative member-consumers in Arizona,...

August 4, 2015

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NRECA: EPA’s Landmark CO2 Rule Remains Flawed

From the Aug. 4, 2015 Electric Co-op Today — NRECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson said the nation’s electric cooperatives remain...

July 1, 2015

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SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS EPA’S MATS RULE, RULING WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON APACHE STATION OPERATIONS

The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) is reacting to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) continual overreach on environmental...

May 29, 2015

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WOTUS Rule Will Flood Cooperatives With More Regulation

Benson, AZ – The new WOTUS rule that threatens to increase federal jurisdiction over every day electric cooperative operations...

April 22, 2015

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Arizona’s Electric Cooperatives Appeal to Congressional Delegates to Address Over-Reaching Carbon Rule

Tempe, AZ – The threats of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed carbon rule to Arizona’s rural electric cooperatives have...

April 16, 2015

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AzGTs CEO Patrick Ledger Meets with EPA Administrator on Carbon Rule

Ledger joins three other co-op CEOs in face-to-face meeting with McCarthy...

February 27, 2015

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EPA APPROVES ARIZONA ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE ALTERNATIVE PLAN FOR CONTROLLING REGIONAL HAZE

Alternative Plan Achieves Better Visibility Improvement Than EPA Sought at Much Lower Cost Benson/Cochise, AZ – The U.S. Environmental Protection...

February 19, 2015

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Congresswoman Martha McSally Tours Apache Generating Station

Calling it “a critical, critical asset,” Congresswoman Martha McSally said she would fight to protect the Apache Generating Station from...

December 30, 2014

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EPA: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCRs/Coal Ash) Not a Hazardous Material

After nearly six years of debate, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says coal ash should be regulated as non-hazardous...

December 1, 2014

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Electric Co-ops: EPA Rule Illegal, Imprudent and Impossible to Implement

(ARLINGTON, VA) — The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) called the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule affecting existing...

November 11, 2014

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EPA REVIEWING AzGT PLAN TO REDUCE ‘REGIONAL HAZE’ EMISSIONS

Public Comment Period Closes, Final Rule Expected BENSON – The public comment period on a plan by Arizona’s Generation &...

September 9, 2014

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EPA Proposes Approval of AzGT Plan For Reducing Regional Haze Emissions

Alternative Plan Achieves Greater Emissions Reductions Than EPA Was Seeking BENSON – A plan by Arizona’s Generation & Transmission Cooperatives (AzGT)...

August 7, 2014

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AzGTs TESTIFY AT HEARINGS: “EPA’S PROPOSED CARBON RULES BASED ON FLAWED ASSUMPTIONS”

Rules Impact Arizona More Than Other States With Higher Emissions Benson, AZ and Denver, CO. – Michelle Freeark, Director of...

July 14, 2014

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U.S. REP. RON BARBER SAYS EPA MUST HEAR FROM ARIZONANS ON PROPOSED CARBON EMISSION RULES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to schedule a public hearing in Arizona before...

June 2, 2014

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Proposed Carbon Rules Studied For Possible Impact on Apache Generating Station

June 2 2014 BENSON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon limits for existing power plants like the...

May 7, 2014

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Half a Million and Climbing, Co-op Members Oppose EPA Climate Regulations

(ARLINGTON, VA) — National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jo Ann Emerson announced that rural electric cooperatives have submitted...

March 31, 2014

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COMMUNITY LEADERS, RESIDENTS TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AEPCO AT STATE HEARING ON REGIONAL HAZE PLAN

A critical step in the process of obtaining approval for Arizona Electric Power Cooperatives’ (AEPCO) alternative regional haze plan was...

March 6, 2014

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Co-ops Welcome Bipartisan Energy Legislation

(ARLINGTON, VA) — Jo Ann Emerson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), welcomed the U.S. House of...

January 31, 2014

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Co-ops Support Bipartisan Climate Letter to Obama

Jo Ann Emerson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, today released a statement in support of a bipartisan...

October 16, 2013

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ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION APPROVES RATE REDUCTION OF ALMOST 6 PERCENT FOR ARIZONA’S G&T COOPERATIVES

Benson – A request for a reduction in the wholesale rates for both generation and transmission service has been approved...

September 13, 2013

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ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION SAYS NO TO ELECTRIC DEREGULATION IN ARIZONA

(Tempe) Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association’s Interim CEO John Wallace calls the September 11Arizona Corporation Commission vote to close...

September 12, 2013

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ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION SAYS NO TO ELECTRIC DEREGULATION IN ARIZONA

In a sudden and surprising move, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 Sept. 11 to close the docket on electric...

August 7, 2013

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Deregulation Experiment Would Cost Members and Consumers Billions, Destabalize Arizona Energy Markets

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is considering deregulating the electric industry in Arizona. Deregulation would harm our cooperatives by: Raising...

June 10, 2013

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EPA Agrees to Review Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Regional Haze Proposal

BENSON – June 7 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to review its Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)...

May 17, 2013

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AZGT Member Co-op Mohave EC Hits Savings Milestone

MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE MEMBERS REACH $509,843 SAVINGS MILESTONE Mohave Electric launched the Co-op Connections Program in January 2011 as a...