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The utility company also operates three nuclear reactors. Its Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona is the largest nuclear plant in the U.S., came under scrutiny by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2005 when operational problems began to cause prolonged outages.<ref name="seekalpha"/>
==Political contributions==
Pinnacle is one of the largest energy company contributors to both Republican and Democratic candidates for Congress. These contributions total $392,600 to the 110th US Congress (as of the third quarter), the largest of which has been to Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ)for $15,800. Rep. Shadegg, for his part, has consistently voted with the coal industry on energy, war and climate bills.[http://www.followthecoalmoney.org]
Contributions like this from fossil fuel companies to members of Congress are often seen as a political barrier to pursuing clean energy.
More information on coal industry contributions to Congress can be found at [http://www.followthecoalmoney.org FollowtheCoalMoney.org], a project sponsored by the nonpartisan, nonprofit [http://www.priceofoil.org Oil Change International] and [http://www.appalachianvoices.org Appalachian Voices].
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*[http://www.priceofoil.org Oil Change International]
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