The Governor of Arizona, through the Governor's Office of Energy Policy, issued an Executive Order in February of 2013 establishing Arizona’s Master Energy Plan (MEP) Task Force to help draft a new Arizona Master Energy Plan by December 31, 2013.
The 40-member Task Force was divided into four work groups based on topics for discussion: Transportation, Fuels and Infrastructure Planning; Business, Regulation and Workforce; Environment, Natural Resources and Land Use; and Technology Development. The work groups were led by entities that play a role in energy policy in Arizona. The Legislature led the Transportation, Fuels and Infrastructure Planning group. The Arizona Corporation Commission led the Business, Regulation and Workforce group. The Arizona Commerce Authority led the Technology Development group. The Governor’s Office of Energy Policy led the Environment, Natural Resources and Land Use group. A series of 16 meetings were held from April to July.
Stakeholder Meetings will be conducted statewide in late November/early December to present an overview of the drafting process and discuss topics to be included in the plan (to be released in 2014) followed by a question/answer session and public comment period.
The draft master energy plan was submitted to Governor Brewer by December 31, 2013. On February 18, 2014, the Governor approved and accepted a Master Energy Plan to help lead Arizona into prosperous and reliable energy future.