Maricopa County P&Z Reviews 3 Solar Projects

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Solar was the hot topic at Maricopa County’s November 5th Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, as three separate solar generating facility projects were on the agenda.  Each applicant, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., Sun Streams Expansion, LLC, and Candela Renewables LLC was requesting major comprehensive plan amendments to change the land use designations in their proposed […]

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 […]

Fed Funds Could Move Solar Proj. Forward

By Rebekah Morris for AZ Builder’s Exchange Last week the Trump Administration followed up on a campaign promise to announce investments in infrastructure. A couple days later, two different lists of potential projects surfaced (here, and here).  Naturally we look for the Arizona line items.  Only one project makes the list – a $380M Fort […]