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Arizona’s Energy Future 99th Arizona Town Hall November 6 - 9, 2011 Background Report Prepared by Arizona State University 2011-2012 ARIZONA TOWN HALL OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE CHAIRS, AND STAFF OFFICERS STEVEN BETTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EX OFFICIO RON WALKER Vice Chair (Administration) The Officers and the following: JOHN HAEGER Board Chair CATHY WEISS LISA ATKINS BRUCE DUSENBERRY KIMULET WINZER Secretary GILBERT DAVIDSON Vice Chair (Programs) DENNIS MITCHEM LINDA ELLIOTT-NELSON Treasurer RICHARD MORRISON HANK PECK BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOSEPH E. LA RUE DANIELLE VIOLA Executive Vice President, Sun Health; CEO, Sun Health Judge, Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix KAREN ABRAHAM Partners; Attorney, Sun City RICHARD S. WALDEN Senior Vice President, Finance, Blue Cross Blue Shield THOMAS LARGO President, Farmers Investment Co., Sahuarita of Arizona, Phoenix Councilmember, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Com- RON E. WALKER LARRY ALDRICH munity, Scottsdale Mohave County Manager, Kingman President and CEO, University Physicians Healthcare, GORDON LEWIS JANICE WASHINGTON Tucson Attorney; Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix State Director, Arizona Small Business Development LISA A. ATKINS LISA LOVALLO Network, Tempe Vice President, Public Policy, Greater Phoenix Leader- Vice President and Systems Manager, Cox Communica- DEVAN WASTCHAK ship; Board Member, Central Arizona Project, Litchfield tions, Southern Arizona, Tucson Managing Partner, VIVO Development Partners, LLC, Park FRANCES MCLANE MERRYMAN Phoenix STEVEN A. BETTS Ret. President & C.E.O., SunCor Development Co.; Vice President and Senior Wealth Strategist, Tucson CATHY WEISS Attorney, Tempe Catalina Foothills Office, Northern Trust Bank, Tucson Director, Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, BRIAN BICKEL BENJAMIN H. MILLER Wickenburg Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Arizona Medical Manager, Real Estate & Investments, Miller Bros., DAVID WELSH Center, Douglas L.L.C., Sedona Executive Vice President, Tucson Regional Economic KERRY BLUME DENNIS E. MITCHEM Opportunities (TREO), Tucson President and CEO, United Way of Northern Arizona, Director, Corporate Relations, Northern Arizona Univer- KIMULET WINZER Flagstaff sity, Phoenix Chief Compliance Officer, Arizona Physicians IPA, VICTOR BOWLEG RICHARD MORRISON Phoenix Mediator, Family Center of the Conciliation Court, Pima Attorney, Salmon, Lewis and Weldon, PLC.; Former COREY WOODS County Superior Court; Adjunct Faculty, Pima Com- C.E.O., Arizona Dairy Company, Gilbert Tempe City Councilmember; Director of College and munity College, Tucson MARK NEXSEN Career Articulation, Phoenix Union High School District, EVELYN CASUGA Mayor, Lake Havasu City Tempe General Manager, Rural AZ Customer Service/Com- ALBERTO OLIVAS munity Development, Arizona Public Service Co., Casa Director, Center for Civic Participation, Maricopa Com- EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Grande munity Colleges, Mesa SHIRLEY AGNOS ARLAN COLTON PAUL R. ORME President Emerita, Arizona Town Hall Planning Director, Pima County Development Services, Attorney, Mayer JAN BREWER Tucson HANK PECK Governor of Arizona, Phoenix GILBERT DAVIDSON Certified Financial Planner, TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc., MICHAEL M. CROW Town Manager, Marana ERIC F. DESCHEENIE Tucson President, Arizona State University, Tempe Legislative Staff Assistant, Navajo Nation - Office of the J. NICHOLAS (NICK) PIERSON JOHN HAEGER Speaker, Window Rock CLU, Northwestern Mutual Retirement Planning Special- President, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff TRINITY DONOVAN ist, Tucson ANN WEAVER HART, President, University of Arizona, City Council Member, Chandler CLIFF POTTS Tucson SHAWN DRALLE Owner/Designated Broker, Prudential Arizona Realty, Investment Banker, RBC Capital Markets, Phoenix Payson COMMITTEE CHAIRS/VICE CHAIRS LINDA J. ELLIOTT-NELSON DICK POWELL FINANCE/AUDIT: Larry Lange Dean of Instruction, Arizona Western College, Yuma Owner, Powell Feed & Supply; Casa Grande City Coun- COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING: Ivan Johnson/ GREGORY W. FALLS cilmember, Casa Grande David Howell Attorney, Sherman & Howard, Phoenix KATHRYN PROCHASKA DEVELOPMENT: Art DeCabooter JACK GIBSON Chair, Yuma County Board of Supervisors (Dist. 3), LAW FIRMS: Gordon Lewis/Sheryl Sweeney Director and General Manager, Arizona Public Media® Yuma CORPORATE: Len Kirschner/Roc Arnett (ASPM), Tucson LETICIA (LETTY) RAMIREZ PUBLIC ENTITIES/EDUCATION: Art DeCabooter MARY GRIER Principal, Strategy Resource Group, Tucson SOUTHERN ARIZONA/TUCSON: Gilbert Davidson Assistant City Attorney, Phoenix LIBRADO (J.R.) RAMIREZ HUMAN RESOURCES: Chip U’Ren ANDY GROSETA Executive Director, Southeastern Arizona Community MEMBERSHIP: Linda Elliott-Nelson/Dennis Mitchem Rancher, Agribusiness Owner, Cottonwood Action Program, Safford NOMINATING: Jamie Matanovich KATHY HAAKE ZOE RICHMOND RESEARCH: Warren Prostrollo/Jay Kittle Ret. Manager, Human Resources, Salt River Project, Director of Public Affairs, Union Pacific Railroad, TECHNOLOGY: Toby Payne Phoenix ROBERTA HOFFMAN Phoenix TRAINING: Greg Falls/Mary Grier Owner, Beaver Insurance Agency; Former Mayor, Parker MARY ROWLEY KIM HOLAWAY President/Owner, Strongpoint PR, Tucson STAFF Mayor, Town of Eagar; Ret. Administrator, Marana Uni- SCOTT SOMERS TARA JACKSON, President fied School Dist., Eagar Vice Mayor, City of Mesa LAURA PARSONS, Exec. Assistant—Office Operations ROBERT F. INGOLD JOHN W. STEBBINS DEBBIE STANHOPE, Website and Publications President & Owner, Sun River Investment Properties, Controller, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Higley ROY STANHOPE, Accounting L.L.C., Yuma BOB STRAIN JAMES G. JAYNE Former Mayor, Sierra Vista; Ret. Colonel, U.S.A.F., Navajo County Manager, Holbrook Sierra Vista SAUNDRA E. JOHNSON JOHN SULLIVAN Principal, HRA Analysts, Inc.; Fmr. Executive Vice Associate General Manager, Water Group, Salt River President, The Flinn Foundation, Phoenix Project, Phoenix LEONARD J. KIRSCHNER ALLISON SURIANO President, AARP Arizona, Litchfield Park Associate, Kennedy Partners, Phoenix ARIZONA’S ENERGY FUTURE The 99th Arizona Town Hall which convened in November 2011 developed consensus on the future of energy in Arizona. The full text of these recommendations is contained in this final report. An essential element to the success of these consensus-driven discussions is the background research report that is provided to all participants before the Town Hall convenes. Arizona State University coordinated this detailed and informative background material, and it provided a unique resource for a full understanding of the topic. Very special thanks to the editors Clark Miller and Sharlissa Moore of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes at ASU for spearheading this effort and marshaling many talented professionals to write individual chap- ters. The 99th Town Hall could not occur without the financial assistance of our generous spon- sors, which include Premier Partner APS; Contributing Partner SRP; Collaborating Partners Bank of America; Freeport, McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation; Southwest Gas and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona; Supporting Partners NRG Energy, Inc. and Carondelet Health Network; and Civic Partners CORE Construction, Kennedy Partners, Ryley, Carlock & Apple- white, Sundt Construction, and URS Corporation. The consensus recommendations that were developed during the course of the 99th Town Hall have been combined with the background information coordinated by Arizona State University into this single final report that will be shared with public officials, community and business leaders, Town Hall members and many others for years to come. This report, containing the thoughtful recommendations of the 99th Town Hall participants, is already being used as a resource, a discussion guide and an action plan for Arizona’s energy future. Sincerely, Ron Walker Board Chair, Arizona Town Hall NInety-NINTH ARIZONA TOWN HALL PREMIER Partner CONTRIBUTING Partner COLLABORATING PartnerS SUPPORTING PartnerS CIVIC PartnerS CORE Construction Kennedy Partners Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite Sundt Construction URS Corporation One East Camelback, Suite 530, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Phone: 602.252.9600 Fax: 602.252.6189 Website: www.aztownhall.org Email: [email protected] NInety-NINTH ARIZONA TOWN HALL Ninety-ninth Arizona Town Hall November 6-9, 2011 Arizona’s Energy Future Background Report Prepared by Arizona State University Editors Clark Miller, Associate Director Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes Sharlissa Moore Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes Authors Committee Members Scott Rhodes Nazli Aragon Warren Prostrollo, Chair Fred Rosenfeld Chris Baker Jay Kittle, Vice Chair Martin Shultz George Basile Arlan Colton David Snider William Brandt Kim DeMarchi John Sullivan Harvey Bryan Patrick Dinkel Allison Suriano Matthew Croucher Darryl Dobras Penny Allee Taylor Gary Dirks Debra Friedman Ron Walker Anthony Evans Susan Goldsmith Daran Wastchak Stephen Goodnick Steve Gunderson Devan Wastchak Joseph Herkert James Holway Larry Woods Tim James Dave Hutchens Graphic Design Patricia Mariella Tara Jackson Suzanne Landtiser, Kris Mayes Anna Jolivet Fine Line Studio Clark Miller Jonathan Koppell Sharlissa Moore Warren Kotzmann Front and Back Robert Pahle Rita Maguire Cover Design Martin Pasqueletti Robert Matia Hoi Cheung (Patrick) Benjamin Ruddell Elizabeth McNamee Copy Editor Clark Miller Sunanda Vittal Brian O’Donnell Elliott Pollack ARIZONA’S ENERGY FUTURE Table of Contents Dedication and Participants 7 Report of the 99th Town Hall 11 Acronyms 24 SectION