How Dicey Can AZ Governor Doug Ducey Get?

Here's the updated 'SCOOP' from AZ Capitol Times Howie Fisher:

Even if Arizona voters pass Prop. 127, Ducey and APS came up with escape clause for utilities
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Service | Sep 24, 2018 Updated 59 min ago    

It ultimately may not matter if Arizonans vote in November to require that utilities generate more of their electricity from renewable sources.

Gov. Doug Ducey acknowledges that he signed legislation earlier this year with the specific intent of allowing utilities to ignore the mandate proposed in Proposition 127 by paying a minimal fine.

The goal of protecting ratepayers outweighs any voter-approved constitutional provision, he told Capitol Media Services on Friday.

“What I want to do is make sure we’ve got affordable, accessible energy,” Ducey said. “I don’t think when we have these mandates at the ballot box it gives the flexibility to our entrepreneurs and innovators to bring those solutions to the marketplace.”

Ducey’s statement mirrors the claims being made by Arizonans for Affordable Energy, the committee financed by the state’s largest utility, Arizona Public Service, which is leading the fight against Proposition 127.
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