SUP amendment OK’d for Navajo County solar facility
By Tasha Anderson | AZBEX Global energy storage developer, Invenergy LLC, is requesting a Special Use Permit Amendment from Navajo County in order to construct a 400 MW photovoltaic solar and energy storage facility south of Joseph City, called Hashknife Energy Center. The Special Use Permit Amendment, which was recommended for approval at the Navajo County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on […]
Read More →BLM conveys land to La Paz County for solar development
Parker Pioneer After years of effort, it’s happened. On Friday, May 22, Interior Secretary David L. Bernhardt signed over 5,900 acres of federal public land in eastern La Paz County to the county. The land had been held by the Bureau of Land Management. A ceremony was held at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott, […]
Read More →10MW solar facility planned for Pinal County
By Tasha Anderson | AZBEX Pinal County recently heard and approved plans for a new 10MW solar photovoltaic energy generation facility at its April 15th Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The project, named Chirreon Energy Solar Facility, will be located on Edwin Road, about 1.5 miles west of the North Oracle Road intersections with Edwin Road and Eagle Crest Boulevard. The […]
Read More →California’s new building codes will make solar panels the next home appliance
Quartz By Michael J. Coren | Quartz On the stroke of midnight this New Year’s Eve, the American dream will get a makeover. In California, the nation’s most populous state, every newly-built home must now come with enough solar panels to satisfy its electricity needs. It’s a quiet revolution tucked into the building codes approved unanimously by the California […]
Read More →Top 10 moments in Arizona solar policy in the past decade
Court Rich Rose Law Group’s co-founder, Court Rich, takes a look back at the highlights of what was a wild and contentious decade for solar policy in Arizona. Court and his department at Rose Law Group have been fortunate enough to have played a significant role in each item on this top-ten list. 2010 The […]
Read More →Utilities must buy solar, renewable energy under long-term deals
By Dillon Rosenblatt | Arizona Capitol Times Utilities are now required to enter into long-term contracts to buy power from solar and renewable energy generating stations under new policy established by the Arizona Corporation Commission. Solar advocates and environmental groups hailed the commission’s unanimous vote December 11 as a new day that will bring jobs […]
Read More →Arizona regulators set solar power standard contract at 18 years long — is a PURPA solar boom coming?
For the first time, the state’s public utility commission has created a standard contract length for PURPA solar projects — in stark contrast to utility APS requesting a two-year term. By John Weaver | PV Magazine If you Google Yuma, Arizona you’ll find references to the city being among the sunniest in the world. Looking […]
Read More →Arizona shines in residential solar installations, retains top 10 ranking nationwide
Twitter By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal Arizona ranked ninth so far this year in total solar installations among U.S. states, according to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report. The state has 190.86 megawatts of newly installed solar photovoltaic capacity so far this year, with 52.61 megawatts coming in during the third quarter, according […]
Read More →ACC votes to support solar development in Arizona
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents solar developers that prevailed on this issue AZBigMedia Today, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted to reject a request from the state’s investor-owned utilities to set two-year contract terms for renewable energy projects under the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). Instead, commissioners voted unanimously to set contract terms at 18 […]
Read More →[REGIONAL NEWS] It’s never been easier to get off the grid in California
Six Rivers Solar employee Daniel Hernandez points out the type of solar panels the company installs for people during a weekly question-and-answer session at the Six Rivers Solar store in Eureka on Saturday. Going solar is a great way not to have to worry about Pacific Gas & Electric’s public safety power shutoffs in the […]
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