Two Arizona sites remain on list eyed for solar power development

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior has dropped one of three proposed “solar energy zones” in Arizona because of environmental concerns about the site, the department said Thursday. Bullard Wash, in southwestern Yavapai County, was one of seven areas eliminated when the department released a revised draft of its long-term plan to streamline solar […]

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Arizona ranks No. 3 in solar-industry jobs

Arizona won national recognition this week from two solar organizations for its jobs in the industry and the efforts of large state institutions to tap into the sun’s power. The Washington, D.C.-based Solar Foundation ranked Arizona third in the nation for its estimated solar workforce of 4,800 in the organization’s annual solar-job census. California ranked […]

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Phoenix Solar AG Scores Contract for 50MW Solar Park in Bulgaria

While some of us to place arrays, others are focused on the ground: Phoenix Solar AG, listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a leading international photovoltaic systems integrator, has scored the project rights this week for a solar park with a peak performance of 50 MW (megawatt) in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. […]

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