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Arizona part of battery and green energy climate solution
In the Arizona desert, a Danish company is building a massive solar farm that includes batteries that charge when the sun is shining and supply energy back to the electric grid when it's not.
Arizona Corporation Commission wants you to get paid less for your solar
If you have solar panels on your roof, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is about to take a vote that could dramatically change your bills every month. On Oct. 11 starting at 10 a.m., the ACC will be voting on whether to re-open an old decision called the Value of Solar.
Arizona Corporation Commission: protect solar and ratepayers’ pockets
Countless reports credit solar with creating thousands of jobs, reducing energy rates for consumers and increasing Arizona’s energy independence. So, why is the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) revisiting a 2017 decision that could stunt the growth of Arizona’s solar industry and increase rates for cash-strapped consumers?
One ACC commissioner’s baseless assault on rooftop solar
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is set to consider further reducing what the state’s monopoly utilities pay homeowners and businesses with rooftop solar for the energy they send back to the grid—and which the utilities then sell back to customers.
Arizona added 2,374 clean-energy jobs in 2022, near pre-pandemic levels
Arizona added more than 2,300 clean-energy industry jobs last year, falling just shy of the state’s pre-pandemic employment levels but matching the nation for job growth in the sector, a new report said.
Inflation Reduction Act investments paying off
Arizonans are enjoying our famously perfect spring weather, and new federal clean energy investments are already on their way to Arizona pockets.
Tax credits, incentives available to Arizona businessesÂ
The Office of the Governor has not said when the Office of Resiliency will open, but if established in time, it may help even more Arizonans receive tax credits under the IRA.Â
Energizing Arizona: community solar can inject billions into state economy
Not only should the Arizona Corporation Commission create a community solar program in Arizona, but it must also structure the program in a way that fosters real competition and allows outside investors to compete in our energy marketplace.
Policymakers haven’t gotten the message
There is no left or right energy. It is all just energy. Cheap is better than expensive, in-state is better than out, abundant is better than scarce, and clean is better than dirty. For Arizonans, solar paired with storage checks all of those boxes. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just making stuff up. Â
Appeals court rules SRP liable for higher solar rooftop electric rates
A major Arizona utility’s can be held liable for violating antitrust laws through its policies of charging higher rates for electricity to its customers who choose to install rooftop solar... […]
Will Biden side with America’s solar industry or China?
President Biden has a big decision coming up. U.S. tariffs on solar panel imports are set to end on February 7. The president must decide whether to keep the tariffs,... […]
Clean energy means more jobs, not fewer
Arizonans understand the benefits of transitioning to clean energy. Working together, we can make this part of the Arizona we want.
