Representatives Marshall and Heap have raised concerns about the handling of utility-scale wind and solar projects in Arizona, calling them public nuisances. They criticized the Attorney General for what they describe as selective enforcement and lack of action against large renewable energy developments.
In a joint statement, Marshall and Heap said: “The Attorney General has been traveling the state on taxpayer money, attacking local industries, and threatening ‘public nuisance’ lawsuits against local job creators while overlooking large-scale renewable energy projects like wind and solar that received over $2.3 billion in ratepayer funds from the Attorney General while she served as commissioner on the Arizona Corporation Commission.
While the Attorney General has been happy to publicize her frivolous lawsuits and defame local farms and dairies, proposed mines, and planned recycling plants, the Attorney General has said nothing about the big wind and solar projects that have been coming in and interfering with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property in rural Arizona.
Where was the Attorney General when residents opposed massive wind farms in Apache County?
Where was the Attorney General when local communities objected to massive solar farms in Pinal County?
The Attorney General took an oath to enforce the law faithfully and impartially—not to weaponize it against the industries and employers that she doesn’t like. If the Attorney General won’t act against this public nuisance, the Arizona Legislature and Governor must compel her.”
Arizona’s 25th House District is currently represented by Michael Carbone, a Republican who was elected in 2023 after replacing Michelle Udall.
