Large solar projects make their way to Coolidge
The site map for East Line Solar LLC, an 851-acre solar farm operated by renewable energy company sPower. / City of Coolidge / Pinal Central By Rofida Khairalla | Pinal Central The Coolidge Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the site plan for a massive solar plant within city limits between Steele Road and Selma Highway. […]
Read More →Metro Phoenix 6th in national study of solar penetration; ‘amazing’ given existing roadblocks, says Court Rich, co-founder, and director of Renewable Energy
By Orion Rummler | Axios Five cities in California have the nation’s highest density of homes with solar panels, while Detroit has the lowest, according to new analysis that uses AI to track solar deployment via high-resolution aerial imagery. What they did: Cape Analytics analyzed visual data on tens of millions of homes in major […]
Read More →[OPINION] How to keep the lights on in wildfire season — go solar; but not only during fire season, says Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich
By Susannah Churchill | San Francisco Chronicle Forced power outages are not the right long-term solution for people who rely on powered medical devices, critical facilities like fire stations and hospitals, and our everyday connected lives. This week’s “public safety power shut-offs” for 800,000 California customers are a stark reminder of the new normal we cannot allow […]
Read More →Applications for solar facilities in Pinal County to be processed quicker in proposed change
Bonnybrooke, Apple’s 50-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Pinal County. / Salt River Project / Queen Creek Independent By Richard H. Dyer | Queen Creek Independent Allowing solar photovoltaic energy production facilities of up to 640 acres to be processed as a non-major comprehensive plan amendment is to be discussed Oct. 17 by the Pinal County […]
Read More →Arizona a leader of installed U.S. corporate solar projects, report says
By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal As solar investments by businesses grow across the U.S., Arizona is a leader with 148 megawatts of installed corporate solar projects, according to a recently released report. The Solar Energy Industries Association’s 2018 Solar Means Business Report, released July 25, said tech giant Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is now […]
Read More →West Valley city wants more solar, green building designs at apartment developments
Twittter By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The city of Avondale is looking at new recommended design and zoning benchmarks for new apartment developments including encouraging more solar energy use and green buildings. The Avondale City Council will hear an update today on a new draft multifamily design manual. Suggestions include orienting building […]
Read More →Arizona ranks high in residential solar in national report
By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal As the U.S. solar market saw its best first quarter in history, Arizona remained near the top for residential solar capacity. Arizona had 52.83 total megawatts of solar capacity installed during the first quarter, and ranked third best in the country for residential solar with 41.9 megawatts, according […]
Read More →Timeline set for construction of huge Pinal County solar farm
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings It is the latest project in Arizona for the energy provider By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal The planned 100-megawatt solar project in Coolidge — believed to be the largest solar farm in Pinal County — is expected to be operational by the end of 2020. A […]
Read More →Pinal County solar project picks up tech, retail, mining and government customers
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings By Hayley Ringle | Phoenix Business Journal A 100-megawatt planned solar project in Coolidge will steer renewable energy to several large tech, retail, mining and government customers through Salt River Project’s Sustainable Energy Offering program. Participating businesses include Albertsons Cos. Inc., the cities of Chandler, Mesa and Phoenix, […]
Read More →Huge land sale in Pinal County sets up planned 100-megawatt solar project
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Saint Holdings Scottsdale landowner has also sold huge chunks of property in the area to auto manufacturers By Hayley Ringle | Rose Law Group Reporter A Florida energy company paid close to $15 million for over 1,000 acres in Pinal County for a new solar power project. The 100-megawatt project […]
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