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Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman issued a statement asking for support and feedback on a proposal to increase the requirement that utilities get 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources, such as solar, by 2025.

With energy experts forecasting substantial increases in solar power in the coming decades, GE researchers are working with Arizona Public Service, the state's largest electric utility, to understand how large amounts of solar can best be integrated into today's grid.

Yuma International Airport has signed a contract for shaded parking, but it's about more than keeping the hot sun off parked vehicles. The sunshades will actually be solar panels that will provide the electricity needed to keep the lights on and computers humming at the airport's passenger terminal.

Empire Power Systems and Cowley Cos. will team on the largest rooftop solar system in the state, a 2.4-megawatt system slated for a building owned by Cowley near 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road in Phoenix. The 850,000-square-foot building will have more than 6.5 acres of solar modules.

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement on Monday to install solar photovoltaic energy systems on three downtown county structures. The solar arrays will save an estimated $870,000 in energy costs over 20 years to give a welcome boost to the solar energy industry in Arizona.

Arizona Public Service Co. has received approval for a community solar power project in Flagstaff from the Arizona Corporation Commission.

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support for Tucson Electric Power's plan to add more than 33 megawatts (MW) of solar generating capacity to its portfolio through power purchase contracts and new company-owned resources.

APS has developed a FAQ sheet relevant to the proposed changes to the APS residential solar incentives program.

Arizona State University has established a partnership with the University of Tokyo, Japan, aimed at strengthening research and educational endeavors at both institutions to advance solar energy technology.

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The University of Arizona Science & Technology Park (UA Tech Park) has designated about 200 of its 1,345 acres as the Solar Zone, connecting research centers internationally and creating productive partnerships in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

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The DOE released a list today of the dozen projects currently participating in the Department's energy loan programs. What could be bad about that? Nothing, unless you look carefully at the details. The devil is in the definitions!

Arizona Public Service Co. received approval for a program to roll out utility-scale photovoltaic systems, and for a program designed to make new homes more energy-efficient.

The sun is shining again on Arizona's solar future. The Legislature backed off from a bill that would have killed projects and jobs in alternative energy. But the session isn't over. Legislative leaders must make sure this destructive measure isn't resurrected.

Business and green-energy firms Thursday cheered the sudden death of a bill that they warned would have darkened Arizona's prospects for attracting alternative-energy firms.

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. may reconsider locating to Goodyear and other solar power companies could follow suit if a law to classify nuclear power as renewable passes.

Gov. Jan Brewer touted the Deer Valley Unified School District's success in completing the largest K-12 solar panel system in Arizona during a dedication at Deer Valley High School.