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Tempe exec says regs delay solar power on public land
Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service policies discourage the development of solar projects, an executive for Tempe-based First Solar told congressional lawmakers this week.
Solar backers threatening initiative
Arizona's solar industry is engaging in a bit of saber-rattling in hopes of influencing a scheduled May 23 SRP board vote.
Court upholds ACC ability to approve rate hikes
A state Court of Appeals decision upholds the Arizona Corporation Commission's requirement that regulated electric utilities get some of their power from solar and other renewable sources.
Meeting to discuss future of solar energy
A public meeting to put some light on the federal government's plan for developing solar energy is scheduled in Tucson Wednesday night.
BLM highlights three western Arizona sites as optimal for solar projects
A draft plan on the solar potential of federal land identifies three Arizona sites encompassing nearly 14,000 acres as highly suitable for energy development.
Board to oversee solar installation in southern AZ
Pima County has given the OK to set up a solar energy standards board.
Tucson residents can buy blocks of solar power
Customers of Tucson Electric Power are being offered the chance to buy power from the company's newest solar plant.
Field of solar dreams: Next-gen dishes could deliver bright future
A walking tour of the Maricopa Solar generating facility, billed as the "world's first commercial-scale SunCatcher plant," is like taking a step into the future. It's not as striking as the movie "Avatar," which is set at a time when Earth's resources have been depleted, but it provides a glimpse of what is being done to deal with the depletion of nonrenewable energy sources.
Goddard, Mayes, Giffords highlight facilities tapping state’s solar energy potential
Attorney General Terry Goddard goes to work every day in a building he describes as one of the most backward on the energy grid. Built in the 1950s, it has strips under the windows to provide heating, for example. "But we do have a big flat roof," he said.
Plans for solar energy plant moving along
KINGMAN - Mohave County continues to support green energy initiatives. The Planning and Zoning Commission has approved construction of a small 1.5 megawatt, photovoltaic solar plant located north of Interstate 40 and east of Hackberry Road.
