Major Utility Admits That Complete Green Energy Transition Could Wreck Power Grid

Arizona’s largest utility company, Arizona Public Service (APS), announced Wednesday that it is abandoning its 2050 net-zero emissions goal, citing concerns that the target could jeopardize power reliability.

Pinnacle West, the parent company of APS, said Wednesday during its quarterly earnings call that APS will abandon its pledge to rely entirely on green ⚡Energy by 2050 because doing so may threaten “reliability and affordability” of the power system. Instead, APS will pursue a carbon-neutral goal by 2050, as the original target could have seriously threatened the power grid as ⚡Energy demand climbs in Arizona, according to company officials.

“Our mission is to reliably serve customers at the lowest cost possible. To do that, we need to integrate the most reliable and cost-effective resources available to us to meet Arizona’s fast-growing Energy