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  • - A radical idea to get a high-renewable electric grid

    This is an interesting approach to optaining very high penetration of renewables such as photovoltaics and wind.  At present most large installations operate under Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) wherein the economics are based on a sell all output at predetermined prices. This contrasts with standalone systems wherein the system size Read More
  • - Breakthrough Batteries Powering the Era of Clean Electrification

    - Breakthrough Batteries Powering the Era of Clean Electrification Battery Storage Costs Drop Dramatically, Making Way to a New Era. A recent Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) report continues to confirm that clean electrification through batteries is advancing at impressive rates. Very interesting report: Breakthrough Batteries- Powering the Era of Clean Electrification Read More
  • - Interesting Technology

    An assortment of links to interesting information   Semiconductor Nanowires Could Double the Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells A p/n semiconductor junction is not the only way of converting sunshine into useful electrical energy.  Light consists of a flow of photons of various energy levels (colors).  See this article-Solar Cells.  Nanowires Read More
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Arizona Goes Solar is a collaborative effort led by the Arizona Corporation Commission and implemented by the electric utilities in Arizona. There is a lot of useful information, but much of it is dated or no longer working.  Here you can:

  

  • Check the availability of residential and commercial solar incentives (mostly current)
  • The Arizona Renewable Energy Standard
  • Arizona Corporation Commission workshops and other related events on renewable energy (None shown as of February 2019)
  • Each utility's progress toward meeting the RES’ Distributed Energy Requirement (as of 02/19):
    • Ajo Improvement Company (Lists only 3 installation in 2012)
    • Arizona Public Service (APS) (Lists 119,260 installations as of 2/19/2019) (includes 'Export as CSV' option to download the data)
    • Duncan Valley Electric (Lists 7 installations as of 2010)
    • Mohave Electric Cooperative (Lists about 780 installations as of 05/10/2018)
    • Morenci Water and Electric Company (Lists 3 installations as of 05/12/2011)
    • Navopache Electric (Lists about 160 installations as of 06/28/2012)
    • Salt River Project (SRP) (Lists about 38,120 installations as of 06/21/2018)
    • Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (Lists about 3080 installations as of 09/26/2017)
    • Trico Electric Cooperative (Lists about 2,340 installations as of 04/17/2018)
    • Tucson Electric Power (TEP) (no dates in records, includes many cancelled/withdrawn applications)
    • Unisource Energy Services (latest date 2015, includes many cancelled/withdrawn applications)
  • An overview of solar installations by zip code. Not very useful, seems out of date.  The Google mapping is marked "For Development Purposes Only" and does not show specific sites.  For instance there is only a symbol in each zip code and a mouse-over shows the number of sites, but not the locations. Clicking on a zip code symbol gives a popup with Residential and Commercial statistics.

 

 

 

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     This is your source for solar and renewable energy information in Arizona. Explore various technologies, including photovoltaics, solar water heating, solar architecture, solar cooking and wind power. Keep up to date on the latest industry news. Follow relevant lectures, expositions and tours. Whether you are a homeowner looking to become more energy efficient, a student learning the science behind the technologies or an industry professional, you will find valuable information here.
  • About The Arizona Solar Center

    About The Arizona Solar Center 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. About the Arizona Solar Center- The Arizona Solar Center (AzSC) provides a broad-based understanding of solar energy, especially as it pertains to Arizona. Registered Read More
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