Chinese solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd said on Sunday it would construct its first U.S. manufacturing plant in the state of Arizona, in a move to tap increasing demand for solar power in the United States.
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A new program will allow about 1,000 Arizona Public Service Co. customers in Phoenix, including many low-income families, to put solar panels on their homes and cut their power bills without paying anything up front.
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Analysis by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) and Management Information Services, Inc. (MISI) shows that renewable energy and energy efficiency can reduce U.S. carbon emissions 60-80%, generate millions of jobs and are revenue neutral or better.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Pinnacle West Capital Corp.'s (PNW) top executive said Wednesday the company's Arizona utility plans to invest at least $500 million over the next few years to develop solar-power generation and expand its rooftop solar program to include more residential customers.
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Valley homeowners who are harnessing the sun's energy and using other strategies to save resources will show their homes next weekend. The Solar & Sustainable Buildings Tour features 18 homes and buildings that use photovoltaic panels to produce electricity, solar water heaters, high-efficiency air-conditioners and natural lighting.
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As the Solar Decathlon winds down, University of Arizona students can now celebrate a successful competition, which has garnered the team national recognition.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In these tough economic times, many small businesses are struggling to acquire the financial resources they need to succeed and grow. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, a member of the House Small Business Committee, is working hard to help them during the downturn and has introduced a bill to make it easier for them to access investment capital. A hearing was held today on H.R. 3722, which will reform two critical Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to more effectively serve our entrepreneurs.
Scottsdale, AZ, October 5, 2009
Nationally, October is Energy Awareness Month by presidential proclamation since 1991. The aim is to promote public understanding of our energy needs and to reduce energy consumption in our everyday lives. The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) announced its 14th annual National Solar Home Tour in support of this important event.
Flagstaff, AZ -- As Hopi and Navajo leaders in the American Southwest evaluate their energy policies, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups remain committed to working with their tribal partners to find clean energy solutions that work for everyone.
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Starwood Energy Group Global LLC has ended its deal to provide power to Arizona Public Service Co. from a large solar plant it intended to build in western Maricopa County.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords today applauded passage of her Solar Technology Roadmap Act by a key House subcommittee. "This legislation will help take solar research and development in the United States to a new level," the Arizona lawmaker said.
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Hello Everyone,
First, we would like to thank you for your assistance and patience as we update the application processes associated with our Residential EarthWise Solar Programs. For the most part, it has been a fairly smooth transition. However, there are a few areas within each program that need to be addressed.
Want some solar energy with your geothermal? In Utah, state officials are fielding various combinations of energy proposals. Together, the 15 projects in the works amount to "a land rush of alternate energy" projects, said John Andrews, the No. 2 official at Utah's trust-lands administration.
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The Middle East is synonymous with oil -- a critical natural resource that has transformed the nations of that region into some of the wealthiest on Earth. My home state of Arizona has no oil to speak of but is blessed with a natural resource that in my opinion is even better: abundant sunshine. Just as oil was a passport to wealth in the 20th century, I believe the sun will be a gateway to prosperity in the 21st.
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Bisbee, AZ — In an effort to make the county friendly to renewable energy, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors approved the addition of regulations for solar energy systems and power plants during Tuesday’s meeting.
Planner Michael Turisk presented the new solar energy code. It includes a provision to open the county to the solar power industry, including prime agricultural lands, the San Pedro Watershed Overlay District and avian flyway concentration areas, such as the Sulphur Springs Valley and Whitewater Draw, as agreed to by Planning and Zoning Commission members in August.
There's about to be a new kid on the block in east Yuma County. The Agua Caliente Solar Project passed its final permit hurdle Tuesday with approval from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).
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New York-based Prism Solar Technologies Inc., which has its research center in Tucson, Arizona, is planning to begin production of solar materials that redirect and concentrate sunlight to boost efficiency and reduce the use of costly crystalline silicon, which is used in approximately 85 percent of the solar cell market. Prism Solar, which is headquartered in Highland, N.Y., has been able to replace a large percentage of the crystalline silicon with its patented Holographic Planar Concentrator film, as a low-cost solution for the green revolution, while retaining or surpassing the initial cell efficiency.
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There's enough noonday sunlight striking the University of Arizona campus to produce 1.5 gigawatts of electricity and power all of Tucson. Sunny skies are a key reason Tucson has attracted several companies in the solar energy industry. Economic-development officials say the city is taking its place as a solar-business hot spot of the world. To spread that message, Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc. [TREO] hosted several journalists last week from around the United States, including some who report for media in solar-conscious Germany.
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Tucson-based Global Solar Energy, Inc. has set a benchmark of 15.45 percent efficiency for the thin-film photovoltaic material it produces at plants in Tucson and Germany, according to the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo.
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