The debate between Arizona Public Service Co. and solar companies over policies about how solar power from rooftops is paid and what it means to the utility is going to get a broader debate, courtesy of the Arizona Corporation Commission. The ACC on Thursday decided once the utility was done with a spring of technical [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2013 by admin
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The Solar Energy Industries Association says customers of Arizona Public Service Co. customers will get a $34 million annual benefit from the rooftop systems over the life of those systems. SEIA, the national solar group, is weighing in on a dispute between the solar industry and APS about what is the true cost of rooftop [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2013 by admin
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Tempe-based First Solar Inc. one of the largest U.S. solar manufacturers by shipments, said it’s pursuing as much as 5.5 gigawatts of prospective sales, mainly in the Americas, after its pipeline of orders was unchanged in the first quarter. For more, click here. Tweet This Post
Posted on May 7th, 2013 by admin
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Top Arizona officials were about 50 miles west of Phoenix Wednesday to check out what will soon be one of the largest solar power projects in the world. AZCentral.com has the story of the $500 million Arlington Valley Solar Energy II project and its impact on the local economy. Get the full story here. Tweet [...]
Posted on May 2nd, 2013 by admin
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Verizon said on Tuesday it plans to invest $100 million in solar power and fuel cells at 19 facilities in seven U.S. states, including Arizona, to cut its carbon footprint and make its operations more resilient to storms and other disasters. For more, click here. Tweet This Post
Posted on April 30th, 2013 by admin
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Solar installers and Arizona Public Service Co. are engaging in an increasingly tough exchange on rooftop solar, and the heated debate that likely is to continue into summer. The battle over how homeowners are paid for excess energy produced by solar systems has been the latest wedge between the two groups, and each is using [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2013 by admin
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It was only a matter of time before the natural gas boom was going to play havoc with the solar industry. It already had started as utilities were trying to find a way to work more of the fuel into their portfolios. But a report from Bloomberg today found that 16 of the 29 states [...]
Posted on April 23rd, 2013 by admin
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Arizona Public Service Co. is one of the largest providers of solar power for utilities in the U.S., accord to a report from the Solar Electric Power Association. In the annual report that measures the amount of new solar added by each utility during 2102, APS, the state’s largest utility, ranked No. 4. Tucson Electric [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2013 by admin
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Arizona’s solar industry has 9,800 direct jobs, ranking it second in the country behind only California, according to one of the first nationwide surveys on the industry’s employment creation. The job survey from the Solar Foundation finds a national solar employment base at the end of 2012 of more than 119,000 jobs, an increase of [...]
Posted on April 18th, 2013 by admin
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SunEdison LLC and North American Development Bank closed a $35 million loan for the construction of a 16 megawatt solar park at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, southeast of Tucson. The electricity produced by the plant will be purchased by the air force base under a 25-year power purchase agreement. Tucson Electric Power Co. will acquire [...]
Posted on April 14th, 2013 by admin
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