Shock Treatment

California eats lots of power, but it doesn't like growing its own power plants. Instead, Arizona is becoming the new power farm for the Coast.

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At some point, Novac says, it will stop being profitable to build more plants.

"This frenzy will peter out eventually, maybe even within the next two years," Novac says. "But the end result is that there will be lots of power. This should be a good thing for Arizona. As long as Arizona is smart."

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Gilbert residents fought SRP's plan to greatly expand its San Tan plant.
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Gilbert residents fought SRP's plan to greatly expand its San Tan plant.

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"I don't care how smart we are, we still will have a load of power plants and all the problems that come with them," Hogan says. "We're going to have more than our fair share."

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