PHOENIX – Arizona utility regulators have taken a major step toward repealing a nearly two-decade old rule requiring power companies to get more of their electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind.

The move taken by the Arizona Corporation Commission sets the stage for utilities to meet surging demand from data centers, new computer chip plants and population growth by keeping old coal plants online and building a fleet of new natural gas plants. ×

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