TEP Takeover: Public Power for Tucson

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TEP Takeover: Public Power for Tucson

Mayor Regina Romero, Tucson City Council Members and Fatima Luna, Climate and Sustainability Advisor

An electric socket is on fire. Next to it black text says "Did you get burned by your TEP bill this summer" the word burn is in red text.

Tucson DSA

Are you worried about unaffordable TEP bills?

It doesn’t have to be this way!

All over the country, communities are coming together to stand up to corporate utilities like TEP and demand an energy system that is affordable, democratic and addresses the climate crisis head on.

As part of its climate action plan, the city of Tucson has to study “the formation of a public power utility ahead of Tucson Electric Power's franchise agreement expiration (2025)”.

It’s no surprise that TEP is against a public utility and will no doubt use their influence and deep pockets to try to prevent it. That’s why members of Tucson DSA are calling on Mayor Romero and other city decision makers to conduct a rigorous study that addresses the cost private ownership of our utility has had on our wallets and the climate.

Join us and sign the petition today! You can say how unaffordable your energy bills have been, especially during the hot summer months as an additional comment.

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To: Mayor Regina Romero, Tucson City Council Members and Fatima Luna, Climate and Sustainability Advisor
From: [Your Name]

Last summer temperatures rose to deadly levels in Arizona, and for many of us in Tucson keeping the house cool enough to survive sent our electricity bills through the roof.

And how did Tucson Electric Power (TEP) respond? They raised our rates even higher starting September 1st, 2023.

We saw the same again this summer. Tucson can't go on with rising temperatures and TEP bills.

I support Public Power here in Tucson and urge that the city’s study on the formation of a public power utility be rigorous and take into account the following factors:

∎ How much more expensive the transition to renewables will be to account for profits for TEP’s CEOs and shareholders

∎ The role private utilities have played in climate disasters like the Maui and Paradise wildfires

∎ TEP’s history of delaying climate action and investing in fossil fuel generation

∎Outages for private vs public utilities

∎ Investigate how the public utility structure in the state of Nebraska and in Sacramento, California and Massena, New York could be adapted for Tucson