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The January Rewind
During
January the Arizona Solar Center Facebook
Page was tracking a lot of developing stories of interest to
the solar community. See some of the news you may
have missed in our January Rewind presented below.
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Solar
Plant Plans Heating Up For Chino Valley
At
its Jan. 14 regular meeting, the Chino Valley Town Council approved a
conditional use permit for a 20-megawatt photovoltaic solar facility
immediately north of the northwest corner of the Town.
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Building
Better Homes In Indian Country
Tribes
are using green building techniques in new homes. The movement is still
in its early stages, but the projects are replicable
. It's a matter of workforce development and teaching these
skills to the next generation."
Read more
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Phoenix
Tries To Rise Above the Flames
Phoenix
is the poster-child for the "Urban Heat-Island". Studies show that
asphalt finished with a special green or blue coating stay about 20
degrees cooler than conventional black lots. Spread that across the
thousands of lots that freckle the valley's sprawl, and you could begin
to combat a problem largely of the city's own making: the hellish heat
that now dominates its summers.
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Mesa
Agrees to Solar Lease for Municipal Buildings
The
City of Mesa has entered into a solar lease for PV installations at a
fire station/police station and a multigenerational center. The
installations, on parking canopies, is estimated to save $660,000 in
utility costs over the 20-year lease agreement.
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PPA
Approved In Western Arizona
La
Paz County and the Town of Parker vote to approve solar power purchase
agreement.
Read more.
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Three
More Schools Go On Solar Grid in San Luis
Four
San Luis schools are now drawing their power from the sun. The Gadsden
Elementary School District's solar installations are rated at 1.8 MW.
Read more.
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Communications
Director
Arizona Solar Energy Center
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