REFERENCE TITLE: public utilities; renewable energy resources

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1385

Introduced by

Senator Sundareshan

AN ACT

amending title 40, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 40-207; relating to public service corporations.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 40, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 40-207, to read:

START_STATUTE40-207. Renewable energy resource; electric distribution utilities; definition

A. On or before January 1, 2036, electric distribution utilities in this state shall generate at least fifty percent of their electricity from a renewable energy resource.

B. For the purposes of this section, "renewable energy resource":

1. Means an energy resource that is self-replenishing by a natural, ongoing process.

2. Includes any of the following:

(a) Solar energy.

(b) Wind energy.

(c) Geothermal energy.

(d) Hydropower energy.

(e) Biofuel energy. END_STATUTE