West-MEC CTE Program Helps Shrink Labor Shortage

America is dealing with an unprecedented shortage of skilled labor. The Department of Labor reports that while there are 7.6 million unfilled jobs, only 6.5 million people were looking for work. This is the same situation in Arizona. The industries seeing the largest talent gap are construction, healthcare and personal care, followed by computer and […]

APS to Request Solar and Wind Resources

Source: Arizona Public Service Company Arizona Public Service Company (APS) announced plans to add new solar and wind resources that will help expand the company’s renewable energy portfolio to about 2,500 megawatts by 2021 – enough to power more than half a million Arizona homes. The company plans to issue two Requests for Proposal (RFPs) […]

AZ a Leader of Installed US Corporate Solar Projects

By Hayley Ringle for Phoenix Business Journal As solar investments by businesses grow across the U.S., Arizona is a leader with 148 megawatts of installed corporate solar projects, according to a recently released report. The Solar Energy Industries Association’s 2018 Solar Means Business Report, released July 25, said tech giant Apple Inc. is now the […]

Stream Data Centers to Develop Hyperscale Campus

Source: Stream Data Centers Stream Data Centers, an industry leader in providing premium data center solutions, announced that it has acquired a 418KSF facility on 157 acres of land in Goodyear, Arizona, where it will establish a data center campus for hyperscale and enterprise customers in the Greater Phoenix region. Initially, Stream will redevelop the existing facility, which […]

APS Seeks Partners for Battery Storage

RFP is seeking to equip existing solar plants with batteries to bring cleaner energy to customers Source: Arizona Public Service Arizona Public Service (APS) issued an RFP on June 29, to equip existing APS solar plants with battery storage. This RFP is an important part of APS’s plan to add up to 500 megawatts (MW) of […]

Tax Break Leading to Rate Cuts for Utilities

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Despite the sea of controversy surrounding last month’s revamp of the federal tax code, one benefit is on its way to Arizona utilities customers in the form of rate reductions. The relevant change is a cut in the corporate tax rate from 34 percent to 21 percent. Arizona […]