Tuscon Electric Power Makes Dramatic Pivot Toward Renewable Energy
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.
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University Of Arizona To Transition To 100% Renewable Electricity By 2022
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.
Utilities Bid To Own Rooftop Solar Even As They Oppose It
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.
Wind Turbines Don’t Cause Cancer, But They Are Absolutely Killing Coal
Wind turbines are sprouting all over the US landscape like mushrooms after a rain, and there is nothing the Commander-in-Chief can do about it.
Wind & Solar + Storage Prices Smash Records
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.
New Solar Price Record: Tucson Utility Inks Deal For Solar Power That Costs Less Than…
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.
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Own ‘Em—Utilities Muscle In To Rooftop Solar Market
Originally posted at ilsr.org. In the past five years, rooftop solar has revealed the limitations of the archaic electric utility business model, as customers have found generating their own power more cost effective than taking 100% of their energy from the incumbent monopoly. For years, utilities have fought back by … [continued]
How & Why Utilities Make Solar Look Expensive
Originally posted at ilsr.org In February, I visited the folks at Sustainable Tucson in Arizona who are puzzling over their monopoly electricity provider’s attitude toward solar energy. Tucson Electric Power acquires just 4% of its electricity from renewable resources (and over 70% from coal), despite being at the heart of … [continued]
APS Taxes, Arizona Solar Installations Drop
Arizona is learning a lesson the hard way: When you tax something, the market drops. Exhibit A: Arizona Public Service, a state monopoly, ended up with 426 rooftop solar net metering applications in March compared to 889 in March 2013—that’s a significant 52% drop. Exhibit B: There were only 1,077 … [continued]
Arizona Solar Markets Potentially Losing Focus on Residential and Commercial Solar Projects
Arizona solar advocates are becoming increasingly concerned that commercial solar funding in Arizona will be cut or severely reduced. Specifically, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is focused on bringing in large utility scale projects while ignoring smaller commercial projects in the local area.
