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Project 48 Arizona retweeted
In the last year, @uazmedphx has announced two historic medical school branches that expand access to medical education and care across Arizona: 🩺 Arizona's first rural medical school branch in Yuma 🩺 America's first MD-granting medical school branch on a Tribal Nation
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Orrrr you could move to Arizona. Lowest flat income tax in the nation: 2.5%. ☀️
The non-partisan tax foundation found that high income taxes hurt growth. It’s critical that Colorado voters reject Amendment 87 which would make Colorado the 9th highest taxed state. It’s not to late to vote No on amendment 87
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Project 48 Arizona retweeted
My favorite part of this amazing and nuanced article by @danwwang is this part about Taiwanese families in Arizona: "And guess what? TSMC engineers and their families are having a great time. In interviews, they marveled at their new lives in the Sun Belt — the large homes, the friendly community, the opportunities for their kids." I hope that Arizona continues to be a welcoming community. I hope that TSMC workers love their new lives in Arizona. And I hope that both Taiwan and USA greatly benefit from this massive new relationship. h/t @ThomasGalvin for posting the article. nytimes.com/2026/10/23/opini…
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We’d like to see both of those lines going up. More solar. More nuclear. Arizona has room for both.
The world is getting more of its electricity from renewables but less from nuclear power. If the world is to reduce its carbon emissions and tackle climate change, it needs to move away from fossil fuels to low-carbon power. There are two key sources of low-carbon electricity: renewables — which include solar, wind, hydropower and others — and nuclear power. While rapid growth in solar and wind has increased the amount of electricity coming from renewables, a lack of enthusiasm for nuclear means it’s playing a shrinking role in the global mix. In the chart, you can see the share of global electricity coming from fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear since 1985. Since 2000, nuclear and renewables have followed very different trajectories. Back then, both accounted for a similar share of global electricity. But in 2025, renewables made up more than three times as much: 34% compared to 9%. The total amount of electricity produced by nuclear plants is about the same as it was two decades ago. But because the world produces much more electricity overall, its share of the electricity mix has declined. (written by @_HannahRitchie and @parriagadap)
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Project 48 Arizona retweeted
#ICYMI: @ASU, @PurdueUnivNews, and the @UTKnoxville formed the New Nuclear Academic Consortium to prepare the next generation of graduates to scale the new nuclear economy. Happy #CareersInEnergyWeek / #NuclearScienceWeek happened, sad it's ending 🥹👇 news.asu.edu/20261014-scienc…
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Amkor. Apple. Arizona. America. Quite the A-team.
Proud to be recognized in @Apple's American Manufacturing Program. Our Arizona campus is bringing advanced packaging and test to the U.S. and helping strengthen the domestic semiconductor supply chain. Learn more: apple.co/4Bm2vmf #OneAmkor #Apple $AMKR
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Project 48 Arizona retweeted
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@UArizona's Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture is working to find solutions for the challenges facing Arizona growers. 💧Reducing amount of water needed to prevent salt buildup in soil 🌱Protecting crops from the diamondback moth More: ow.ly/whhl50ZYfog
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The national average doesn't tell the whole Arizona story. Since 2020, residential electricity prices here are up 25.8%, less than overall U.S. inflation and well below the national electricity increase of 38.3%. Arizona's residential rates are also 15% below the U.S. average.
Americans are paying 38.3% more for electricity in 2026 than they did in 2020, per Bloomberg. That’s faster than overall inflation, which is up roughly 29% over the same period.
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Sources: Residential electricity prices, 2016–2025 (EIA-861): eia.gov/electricity/data/sta… Residential electricity prices, January–July 2026 year-to-date: eia.gov/electricity/monthly/… Overall U.S. inflation (CPI-U): bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic…
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We want more Arizonans to build a career here at home. Progress like this is worth welcoming. @Intel says construction and equipment installation are now fully underway at its sixth chip factory at the Ocotillo campus in @CityofChandler, with plans to open before 2029. Its fabs typically employ 1,000–3,000 workers. Build. Build. Build.
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Tesla says @Robotaxi is coming to Phoenix, and we're looking forward to it. The company reports: 3.1 million autonomous miles ➡️ 0 people injured by Robotaxi. Arizona made room for companies to develop this technology and put it to work. Now Phoenix is one of the first on the list. Announcements like this are worth getting excited about. Vehicles that don't text, get tired, or drink before driving are a pretty appealing idea. This is why we want Arizona to keep welcoming new technology. Getting more of us home safely is worth working toward.
– 0 people injured by Robotaxi – 0 Robotaxi airbag deployments – 0 Pedestrians or cyclists hit tesla.com/robotaxi/safety
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Seen from space: four decades of the Valley's growth. 🌵 Since 1980, Arizona has grown from 2.7 million to more than 7.6 million people. But our biggest changes aren't all visible from above. Household incomes have risen, even after inflation. Crime rates have fallen. A greater share of Arizonans have college degrees. A smaller share live in poverty. And we've built an economy larger than the entire country of Norway. And despite all that growth, we've reduced emissions and water use. Air pollution emissions have fallen about 70% over the last few decades, and Arizona's annual water use has fallen by roughly 3 million acre-feet. That's roughly the same amount of water as Arizona's entire annual Colorado River allocation. That's what we built in a desert. Forty years from now, the next generation should be able to look at Arizona from space and see another story of progress. Let's keep building.
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Sources, in order: State population growth: usafacts.org/answers/how-man… Household income growth, 1970–2023: abc15.com/news/business/ariz… Arizona crime rates, 1980–2019: disastercenter.com/crime/azc… Historical college attainment: census.gov/content/dam/Censu… Recent college attainment: census.gov/quickfacts/AZ Historical poverty rate, 1979: census.gov/data/tables/time-… Arizona poverty rate, 2024: usafacts.org/answers/what-is… Arizona and Norway GDP comparison: visualcapitalist.com/mapped-… Air pollution emissions reduction: azdeq.gov/AQ_report Historical water use: azwaternews.com/2020/06/10/p… Colorado River allocation: arizonawaterfacts.com/water-… Video: Google Earth Timelapse, 1984–2022: earthengine.google.com/timel…
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More data centers in Arizona means more construction jobs. BuildStrong Academy in Phoenix says data center projects are one reason demand for electricians and carpenters keeps rising. Their fully-funded training programs are filling up with people ready to launch a new career in the skilled trades. Read more: azfamily.com/2026/10/21/ai-d…
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America’s newest national park is rock solid! Chiricahua is officially our 64th national park. Welcome to the "Wonderland of Rocks."
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There's a nationwide debate about rising electricity costs. Here's the Arizona context. Our residential electricity prices are about 16% below the national average, and our grid is one of the country's most reliable. And that's with roughly 160 data centers. Growing Arizona's manufacturing and technology sectors doesn't have to mean unaffordable electricity. Let's build enough power for the jobs we want here and make sure growth pays its way. 👇
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Here in Arizona, our average residential electricity price is about 16% below the national average. And we already have around 160 data centers. Our grid is also one of the most reliable in the country: fifth-lowest outage duration in 2025, excluding major event days. Just this summer, APS and SRP met record demand in 117-degree heat. As data center projects get bigger and require more power, we should adapt, not stop building. @apsFYI, @SRPconnect, and @TEPenergy have all emphasized that large users like data centers should pay the costs of serving them. @CorpCommAZ has likewise emphasized that growth should pay for growth. APS's pending rate proposal includes: - Roughly a 15% overall increase. - More than 45% for extra-large users like data centers. - Changes intended to assign new generation costs to the customers driving growth. Nobody welcomes a higher bill. But Arizona isn't immune to the rising equipment, construction, and financing costs utilities face across the country. We also need to build enough power for the jobs we want here. Companies like TSMC, @AmkorTechnology, and @Intel need dependable electricity to invest, expand, and hire Arizonans for high-paying jobs. That means more generation, storage, and transmission while keeping electricity affordable and dependable for existing customers. Let's build what we need so Arizona families benefit from that growth without footing the bill for someone else.
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This post leaves out important context. Virginia and Texas have the most operating data centers in the country — hundreds each — yet both have residential electricity prices below the national average. Meanwhile, it highlights Maine as having the largest increase since 2019. Data centers listed in Maine: 11. Do data centers require a lot of energy? Yes. Can we plan for that demand and make sure they pay their share? Absolutely. So where does Arizona stand, and what are we doing to keep electricity affordable and reliable as we grow? 🧵👇
US electricity prices are skyrocketing. The average price of US residential electricity has risen +11% since January 2025, to 19.6 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, near an all-time high. Average prices during the first 8 months of 2026 were +40% higher than in the same period of 2019. The largest increase in residential electricity prices over this period was in Maine, at +90%, followed by California and New York, at nearly +70%. This comes as the AI boom is intensifying electricity demand, with data centers requiring enormous amounts of electricity to power thousands of chips and cooling systems. A 1-gigawatt data center can consume as much electricity as 800,000 homes. As a result, wholesale electricity prices in areas near significant data center activity surged by as much as +267% between 2020 and 2025. The AI revolution is driving a surge in electricity demand, and households are increasingly feeling the cost.
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Here in Arizona, our average residential electricity price is about 16% below the national average. And we already have around 160 data centers. Our grid is also one of the most reliable in the country: fifth-lowest outage duration in 2025, excluding major event days. Just this summer, APS and SRP met record demand in 117-degree heat. As data center projects get bigger and require more power, we should adapt, not stop building. @apsFYI, @SRPconnect, and @TEPenergy have all emphasized that large users like data centers should pay the costs of serving them. @CorpCommAZ has likewise emphasized that growth should pay for growth. APS's pending rate proposal includes: - Roughly a 15% overall increase. - More than 45% for extra-large users like data centers. - Changes intended to assign new generation costs to the customers driving growth. Nobody welcomes a higher bill. But Arizona isn't immune to the rising equipment, construction, and financing costs utilities face across the country. We also need to build enough power for the jobs we want here. Companies like TSMC, @AmkorTechnology, and @Intel need dependable electricity to invest, expand, and hire Arizonans for high-paying jobs. That means more generation, storage, and transmission while keeping electricity affordable and dependable for existing customers. Let's build what we need so Arizona families benefit from that growth without footing the bill for someone else.
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Sources: Residential electricity prices (July 2026): eia.gov/electricity/monthly/… Pew Research Center on operating data centers: pewresearch.org/short-reads/… Arizona data center listings: datacentermap.com/usa/arizon… Maine data center listings: datacentermap.com/usa/maine/ EIA grid reliability data: eia.gov/electricity/data/eia… Arizona's record summer electricity demand: azcc.gov/news/home/2026/09/2… APS's rate proposal and infrastructure costs: aps.com/en/Utility/Regulator… SRP on data centers paying their share: srpnet.com/about/data-center… TEP on data centers and affordability: tep.com/news/tep-is-committe… Arizona Corporation Commission on growth paying for growth: azcc.gov/news/home/2026/10/0…
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Many of us Arizonans seem convinced we drive better than a @Waymo. That's a lot of confidence for a state ranked seventh from the bottom for driving safety. As @Garrett_Archer reports, five Arizona cities are among the nation's worst. Only California and Texas have more. Meanwhile, after nearly 100 million driverless miles in Phoenix, Waymo reports: - 71% fewer injury-causing crashes. - Roughly 90% fewer crashes involving serious injury or death. That's compared with human drivers covering the same distance on comparable surface streets. We seem quick to pounce on a Waymo that hesitates or does something weird. But we owe ourselves an honest look at how we drive too.
Arizona is known for the Grand Canyon, hot summers, and golf. Driving safely? Not so much. Full story at link in bio.
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