The ACC voted to hire Ascend Analytics in April, just before ending a three-year collaborative process to transition the state’s generation to 100% clean resources. But utilities have set their own decarbonization goals, and the new analysis can help regulators understand what those may cost.
“Now that we have the cost information we’ve requested, we can discuss the pros and cons of the proposed clean energy objectives openly and transparently and let customers guide our decision on whether to adopt the proposed rules,” ACC Chair Lea Márquez Peterson said in a statement.
