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The April
Rewind
Over
the past month the Arizona Solar Center continued to
track legislative bills in our new legislative tracker. The
session ended April 23rd. The Solar Center's Board of
Directors met in April to discuss a new website design for the AzSC
website and plans to overhaul and update the website's
content. Stayed tuned for more developments with the website
in the coming months. We also have been busy tracking a lot
of developing stories of interest to the solar community via
our Facebook page. See some of
the news and issues you may have missed in
our April Rewind presented below.
Communications
Director
Arizona Solar Energy Center
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Leased
Solar Panels are facing property tax
An
Arizona Department of Revenue new interpretation of an
existing rule is causing concern in the solar community that
leased solar panels will be assessed property tax. If the tax
is assessed, all solar leased systems in Arizona will be subject to
this "new" tax.
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The
Koch Attach on Solar Energy
Non-profit
organizations with funding from "carbon industries" have
been running ads likening renewable-energy requirements to
health care reform. The ads are banking on the reference
to President Obama will motivate people disenchanted
with the President to oppose policies and laws supporting renewable
energy.
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From
Sin City to Wind City
This
week,Sin City will be transformed into Wind City. Students from
Northern Arizona University provide this behind-the-scenes
look at their team's participation in the Department
of Energy's inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition in Las Vegas.
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NAU's
Collegiate Wind Competition Team 2014
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TUSD
Solar Panels Expected to Save Taxpayers Money
Tucson
Unified School District is installing solar panels on 40
schools throughout the district and anticipates saving $11 million over
20 years.
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What
Are Residential Solar Adopters Thinking?
So
we know that homeowners have a number of reasons for going solar. Now,
a University of Arizona study plans to delve deeper into the question,
to see what really motivates homeowners to go solar.
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Large
New Solar System Unveiled at ASU
Arizona
Public Service Co. officials helped unveil large new solar arrays at
Arizona State University on April 28.
Read more
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Arizona
Solar Center Mission
The
mission of the Arizona Solar Center is to enhance the utilization of
renewable energy, educate Arizona's residents on solar technology
developments, support commerce and industry in the development of solar
and other sustainable technologies and coordinate these efforts
throughout the state of Arizona.
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Special
Open Meeting
Alert:
May
7, 2014 - 10:00 a.m.
Workshop
on Value and Cost of Distributed Generation
Hearing
Room One
Arizona
Corporation Commission
1200
W. Washington Street
Phoenix,
AZ 85007
Click Here to read Comments to
this Docket.
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The
Arizona Solar Center's Sun Day Blog welcomes dialogue
around posted topics. Your expertise and perspective are
highly valued -- so if you haven't logged in and contributed, please do
so.
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Happy
Birthday
On April 25th the world celebrated the 60th birthday of the
silicon solar cell. On April 25, 1954, researchers from Bell
Laboratories impressed reporters by hooking up a hand-sized silicon
panel to a toy Ferris wheel, aiming light at the device and making the
wheel turn. Sixty years later, solar is turning the wheels of our
economy, employing 143,000 people in the U.S. and generating enough
energy to power 2.2 million homes.
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