Arizona Public Service (APS) announced Jan. 22 that it plans for all its power generation to be carbon-free by 2050, and also said it plans to produce nearly half its power from renewable sources by 2030. APS joins other U.S. utilities who have put forth similar goals in recent years.

APS, which has been criticized by environmental groups for not moving more quickly toward carbon-free generation, said it will close the company’s coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant in Fruitland, New Mexico, by 2031, seven years ahead of its scheduled closure. The utility, a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital, already has scheduled closure of its coal-fired Cholla Power Plant in Joseph City, Arizona, in 2025. The two plants combined produce about 22% of the utility’s electricity.

APS also was among those with ownership stakes in the 2,250-MW coal-fired Navajo Generating Station near Page, Arizona, that was closed last year. The plant was the largest coal-fired facility in the southwestern U.S. Read Full Article - Power, April 10, 2020