Mr Borchart, in a letter, criticized electrical rates and the complicity of the Corporation Commission in approving rate increases. Additionally, he contends ‘clean energy’ is cheaper than that generated from fossil fuels.
Utility companies are a legal monopoly. They are guaranteed a specific profit. As they are required to purchase or produce ‘clean’ energy, they comply and pass along the increased cost to the consumer. The Commission has no choice but to approve those rate increases.
Mr Borchart is not correct about costs. Wind, solar and hydrothermal are not cheaper. Nor are they all that clean once considered as a complete process.
Steve Scholl
Oro Valley
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