TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Tucson’s mayor and council held a study session Tuesday, March 3, to discuss public power options and next steps.
The discussion comes following a push from community advocates who claim TEP rates are too high.
Council members focused on four potential public power options: community choice aggregation, where the city acquires power for residents and businesses; the formation of a city-owned utility to serve an existing large city-owned site; the formation of a city-owned utility to serve a newly built subdivision, district, or campus; and full municipalization of power, in which the city would take full control of TEP and its rates, resources, and planning…