Legislation will let La Paz Buy More BLM Land

By John Gutekunst for Parker Pioneer  The three members of the U.S. Congress that represent La Paz County have introduced legislation that could add considerably to the land the county had conveyed to them by the Bureau of Land Management.  Sponsored by Arizona U.S. Senators Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema and U.S. District 4 Rep. Paul Gosar, the La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act will add 4,800 acres of BLM land to […]

ASU Awarded $4M for Solar Solutions

By Saundra Wilson for Phoenix Business Journal Six projects out of Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering won awards from the U.S. Department of Energy this month, receiving a total of about $4.3M. The awards, part of the Department of Engery’s SunShot Initiatives, were awarded to projects working to develop affordable, inventive solar power […]

AZ Still Power in Solar, Despite Others’ Gains

By Adam DeRose for Cronkite News A month after it announced plans to develop a new solar power plant in Gila Bend, Vasari Energy was back in November to double down on its investment, expanding the plant’s capacity to power more than 7,000 homes. It was a smart business move to bolster the company’s planned […]