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Renewables Have Hard Night as 2 of 3 Measures in U.S. Fail
- Voters nix Washington carbon fee and Arizona clean power push
- Measure requiring Nevada to increase renewable target passed
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Renewable energy had a tough election night, losing two of three U.S. state ballot measures that would have encouraged cleaner power supplies.
Voters in Washington State defeated a carbon-fee initiative, and Arizona rejected a push to make electric companies use more wind and solar. The measure that passed was in Nevada and, if enacted, will require utilities to get half their power from renewables by 2030.