OPINION: 'But as it now stands, TEP gets a 25-year pass on any serious contribution to climate action in Tucson, except what’s good for them,' writes Bruce Plenk, a solar consultant and lawyer in Tucson.
Tucson just hit the 90s, so we can all switch from how cold it is to how hot it got. Maybe that will kickstart more climate emergency thinking. I hope so. And let’s not get distracted by Prop 412. More on that in a minute.
But...are we going to successfully undertake the list of priority actions with only two new employees and some “reassigned duties” of existing City staffers? Not likely! It seems like we need a new Office of Climate Preparedness with say, 6-8 employees. The other City staffers already have a full load, and many departments are already short-staffed.
One of the reasons that money needs to be spent is to hide a new higher-voltage power line basically going to the university to meet its increasing power needs, as well as to serve nearby neighborhoods. But wait!! For once, you have a chance to vote on something TEP wants: the new franchise agreement, Prop 412. If we vote “no,” then we can get more from TEP as part of a renegotiated package of agreements. TEP could agree to get rid of its fossil plants sooner and do more renewables and storage.
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