Sometimes, it can feel like the Infrastructure Bill funding is going slower than molasses when it comes to getting EV charging stations installed and running. Some states were a LOT more efficient than others in applying for and getting the funds out to contractors than others. However, it’s also important … [continued]
A New Program to Streamline the Solar Permitting Process Can Be a Game Changer
SunPower has long been one of the largest, most influential, most popular solar power companies in the United States. In fact, its precursor was a core part of what launched the global solar industry decades ago. It is heavily focused these days on getting solar power installed on American homes and businesses, and that’s now happening in 7 new markets.
The latest energy resource plan from Tucson Electric Power calls for obtaining 70% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035 and eliminating coal power by 2032.
US utility companies are starting to transition directly from coal to renewables, eliminating the natural gas peaker plants that everyone thought would be part of the clean energy transition.
The University of Arizona has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Tucson Electric Power that will provide 100% of the school’s electricity from wind and solar resources in about a year from now.
Four years have passed since ILSR’s initial report on utility-owned rooftop solar, and this 2019 update shows small growth but some potentially large repercussions. This update rehashes the costs and benefits, updates the progress of the four initial programs, highlights a few new programs, and discusses the wider implications.
In a new report from Xcel Energy, the company reported unprecedented low bids for wind and solar with storage. Last year, Xcel announced it would close 660 MW worth of coal-fired power capacity at Comanche Generating Station. Xcel subsidiary Public Service Company issue a request for proposals for wind, solar, natural gas, and storage.
Tuscon Electric Power has just signed an agreement to purchase solar power for the next 10 years at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour — the lowest price ever in the United States.
A city in the sunny southwest, Tucson is wondering how it can maximize its use of cost-effective, economy-boosting solar power. Is a partnership with the electric utility, as seen in Minneapolis, the answer? ILSR’s Director of Democratic Energy gave this presentation to several audiences on a recent (delightful) visit to … [continued]
