The Arizona Corporation Commission on July 5 issued draft rules to implement the Arizona Energy Modernization Plan that sets a goal for the state to deploy 3,000 megawatts of energy storage by 2030 and requires 80 percent of annual electric sales to come from clean resources by 2050. It also includes a clean peak standard that would require utilities to incrementally ramp up clean energy levels deployed during peak hours by 1.5 percent per year until 2030. The draft will be discussed at the open meeting on July 19 with an emphasis on cost savings. Clean energy groups Western Resource Advocates and the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project have estimated that ratepayers can reap $542 million in savings by 2032 if utilities increase renewable energy, boost energy storage, and optimize energy efficiency and demand-side resources.