July 26th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
A couple weeks ago, we wrote about a major new ballot initiative in Arizona. The proposal is a 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by the year 2030. A total of 480,464 Arizona residents sign onto the initiative to get it on the November ballot. Unfortunately, local media outlets are blowing the story
September 7th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The Navajo Nation's first utility-scale solar energy project is now generating enough electricity to provide for the needs of around 13,000 area homes, according to recent reports
November 21st, 2016 | by Susan Kraemer
Here's how renewable energy contracts work to protect ratepayers, utilities, and renewable energy developers through the power purchase agreement (PPA)
October 10th, 2016 | by Steve Hanley
Originally published on Solar Love. In an election year in which one candidate is hell bent on expanding the use [&hellip
August 16th, 2016 | by Steve Hanley
Originally published on SolarLove. Solar power disrupts the business of existing utility companies. In exchange for being granted a monopoly [&hellip
May 20th, 2016 | by Glenn Meyers
Originally published on Planetsave. For those wanting to assemble additional renewable energy factoids, California and Arizona are leading the country in [&hellip
March 31st, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
Accumulating more solar news in a week this time, instead of 3 months, I’ll supplement the headlines and links with short [&hellip
September 6th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Want some more solar energy, wind energy, wave energy, and other green news on his lazy Sunday? Here you go: [&hellip
September 6th, 2015 | by Guest Contributor
by Roberto Verzola [Roberto Verzola is the author of Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable Electricity, a book published [&hellip
July 29th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s some more solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, and general clean energy and green news & views from around the [&hellip
March 20th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
To kick things off, there’s this story on the retirement of a cleantech legend. Solar Energy Sunnova Announces New EZ [&hellip
January 19th, 2015 | by James Ayre
The Arizona-based utility SRP recently proposed new rate changes/fees that will potentially see 12,000+ customers who use solar power systems [&hellip
December 10th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
The US solar energy industry installed a record-setting 930MW of photovoltaic panels in 3Q 2013, passing 10GW total installed capacity - enough to power 1.7 million homes.
October 3rd, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
(Scottsdale, Ariz) The staff at Arizona Corporation Commission has issued a memo advising Commissioners to reject both of APS’ proposals to kill competition [&hellip
December 4th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Solar Power 1st EVSI Solar Tree Installations Will Be At California GM Dealership: GM hasn’t been hiding it — it [&hellip
October 8th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
There are numerous important clean energy battles going on in states around the US in this year’s political elections. [&hellip
September 5th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston
SolarCity, one of the top solar energy providers in the U.S., recently expanded its Arizona operations. The company has [&hellip
December 16th, 2011 | by Andrew
Arizonans will see a reduction in their 2012 utility bills. Falling solar prices and growing use of solar power among households, business and industry, as well as 2011 renewable energy savings, prompted Arizona Public Service to propose, and the state Corporation Commission to approve a reduction in utility customers' monthly renewable energy tariff. Small solar power installation businesses are concerned about the effect falling homeowner rebates will have on growth, however
October 6th, 2011 | by Reggie Norris
Last week I was in Tucson visiting an old college buddy and he kept asking me what I do. So, naturally, the conversation gravitated towards solar. It was fun as he seemed genuinely interested in solar energy, how economically viable solar was, and what it would take for him to go solar. However, I was a somewhat startled how little he knew about what Arizona offered in terms of financial incentives and how they apply (particularly in conjunction with federal incentives). After working out the numbers for him, I thought it might be useful to spell it out for the masses as well
