The Arizona Corporation Commission will hold a workshop today, April 6, at 10:00 a.m. to explore the future of the coal industry in Arizona and around the country.
In Arizona, the Navajo Generating Station, a 2250 mega-watt coal-fired plant on the Navajo Indian Reservation near Page is slated to close in 2019. The Station is owned by Salt River Project (SRP), Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), Tucson Electric Power (TEP), and NV Energy and supplies power to customers in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Between the station and the Kayenta mine, more than 3,000 jobs are at stake if the plant closes.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in 2015 the United States generated about 4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity which amounts to 33% of the total electricity generation.
The workshop will explore the future of the coal industry and the technologies.
The workshop will be held in Hearing Room One of the Arizona Corporation Commission at 1200 W. Washington St in Phoenix. It can be viewed live at www.azcc.gov.