Energy and Environment

Fixed-tilt system expected to offset facility’s energy usage by 86 percent Tucson, Ariz., February 13, 2013: SOLON Corporation, one of the largest providers of turnkey solar

By Parker Leavitt | The Arizona Republic Orbital Sciences and NASA on Monday announced the successful launch of the Landsat 8 Earth-imaging satellite, which was

By Patrick O’Grady | Phoenix Business Journal Solar is popular in Arizona, and a new survey shows that opinion isn’t waning. The annual Conservation in

UA Communications The University of Arizona has been ranked as the top environmental university in the U.S. based on several measures of productivity for research

greentechsolar.com As residential solar leases become available in fourteen U.S. states, GTM Research releases the market’s first complete vendor analysis. Third-party financing of solar PV

By Allie Seligman |The Arizona Republic Peoria, which prides itself on sustainability efforts, has learned that green has its limits. The City Council on Tuesday

By Jessica Goad | Climate Progress A poll released today by Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Project reveals important insight into westerners’ attitudes towards

By Steve Lacey | greentechsolar.com For more than six hours, solar was producing more power than any other renewable energy source in California. In August

Watch:  If you’d like to discuss energy issues including matters relating to the ACC, contact Court Rich, Co-Chair of Rose Law Group’s Renewable Energy Department

By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt challenged President Barack Obama to make “vigorous” use of the Antiquities Act to

By Meg Handley U.S. News & World Report Top Republican senator on energy issues Lisa Murkowski unveiled an energy blueprint Monday chock full of about

From bicycle-powered charging stations to supporting wind energy for schools, Northern Arizona University is putting power behind its renewable energy research through establishment of a

The Arizona Corporation Commission has cut incentives for large commercial solar power projects. Commissioner Gary Pierce discusses the commission’s stance on renewable energy on KAET-TV’s

By Zack Colman The Hill A House Democratic caucus called on tax writers Friday to quickly interpret language in a recently passed renewable energy tax

By Jack Healy The New York Times PAONIA, Colo. — For a glimpse into the complications of President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy,

By Adam Gaub Casa Grande Dispatch One of Maricopa’s largest employers has laid off the majority of its employees and halted production. Ken Dickey, owner

By Ryan Randazzo The Arizona Republic An Italian company is proposing to build a massive solar-power plant south of Phoenix near the town of Maricopa

The Pinal County Communications & Public Affairs office is sharing the information below in the hope that it will be of interest to you. We

First Solar Inc. has acquired the 50 MW Macho Springs Solar project from Element Power Solar. The PV project will be located in Luna County,

Renewable-energy capacity in the U.S. almost doubled from 2009 to 2012, helping reduce the nation’s carbon-dioxide emissions last year to the lowest since 1994, according

By Tony Davis Arizona Daily Star Rosemont Copper now has one of the most hotly contested permits – although not the last needed – for

By Eric Wesoff GreenTech Meida Distributed renewable energy is a threat to fossil-fuel-based utilities and industries. The more clean energy consumers produce, the fewer assets

By Diane Cardwell The New York Times Iberdrola Renewables recently built wind turbines in Rosamond, Calif. For years, green energy industries like wind and solar

By Jessica Lillian Solar Industry magazine Could solar be less expensive than natural gas in Texas? According to new analysis from the Electric Reliability Council