Arizona Appeals Court Upholds Renewable Energy Regulations

The Arizona Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court decision rejecting a challenge by The Goldwater Institute over the Arizona Corporation Commission requirement that Arizona utilities source 15% of their electricity from alternative sources, such as solar power and wind power, by 2025. This was the fourth legal challenge by the Institute’s watchdog group, […]

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Lots of Rooftop Solar Comes To Tucson

Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES), requires Arizona utilities to incrementally increase their use of renewable power each year until it reaches 15 percent of their energy by 2025. Under this policy, Tuscon Electric Power (TEP) needs to source 3% of their power from renewable sources for 2011. Their plan? To install solar panels on “underutilized rooftops” […]

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