Jonathan Tourino Jacobo: Nextracker has commissioned its second tracker manufacturing facility in the US in less than two months. US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has expanded its output with the addition of a new line in Arizona. Located in Phoenix, the expanded and reconfigured facility from Atkore will have a production line dedicated to Nextracker […]
AZ Goes EV: Rate of Electric Car Ownership Relatively High in Arizona
U.S. Department of Energy: Arizona ranks relatively high among states when it comes to the rate of electric vehicle registrations, government data shows. But advocates say a hurdle to increased registrations, in Arizona and elsewhere, will be increasing the availability of charging stations. in this 2016 photo, a car at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory […]
Arizona Regulators Pass Rule for 100% Clean Energy by 2050
The mandate for investor-owned utilities in the state is still subject to public comment and a final vote before it takes effect. A major clean energy policy cleared Arizona’s utility regulator and now heads to stakeholder comment before it can take effect. The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 Friday to approve a suite of amendments […]
NV Energy Gets Green Light for Massive Solar-Battery Projects
Nevada regulators approve a plan for 1.2 GW of solar backed by gigawatt-hours’ worth of energy storage capacity. Nevada regulators have given a green light to utility NV Energy’s plan to add nearly 1.2 gigawatts of solar and 590 megawatts of batteries, underscoring a broader push toward renewable energy and storage by other Western utilities […]
The Arizona Battery Explosion Is Changing Conventional Wisdom on Safety
Six months later, GTM gets an exclusive update from APS and Fluence on an event that’s forcing a new look at grid battery engineering. It’s been nearly six months since an explosion ripped through a grid battery near Phoenix and upended the industry’s understanding of the technology’s safety. The McMicken conflagration injured first responders and […]
First Solar And Microsoft Team-Up to Power Arizona Datacenters with Cleaner Solar
Solar electricity from 150MWAC Sun Streams 2 project in Arizona to support Goodyear and El Mirage data centers TEMPE, Ariz.: US-headquartered First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that its Sun Streams 2 photovoltaic (PV) solar plant will power new energy-efficient datacenters being built by Microsoft Corp. in Goodyear and El Mirage, Arizona. The 150-megawatt […]
Arizona fire highlights challenges for energy storage
Arizona’s largest electric company installed massive batteries near neighborhoods with a large number of solar panels, hoping to capture some of the energy from the afternoon sun to use after dark. Arizona Public Service has been an early adopter of battery storage technology seen as critical for the wider deployment of renewable energy and for […]
Chevron taps retirees to oppose EV charging in Arizona
Astroturf lobbying organizations have been a fixture of the EV opposition and anti-climate-action movement—indeed of American politics—for a long time. A new report in the Arizona Republic tells us that support for electric cars still hasn’t moved us past that. Chevron is tapping its retirees to mount a letter-writing campaign in opposition to a new rule proposed in March […]
APS Stands Behind Storage Expansion Plans in Wake of Battery Facility Fire
The investigation to determine the cause of an Arizona fire is still underway, but utility APS is not backing down from its ambitious plans for energy storage. Utility Arizona Public Service reaffirmed its commitment to grid batteries after a fire at one such facility injured four first responders. The April 19 explosion at the McMicken […]
APS Stands Behind Storage Expansion Plans in Wake of Battery Facility Fire
The investigation to determine the cause of an Arizona fire is still underway, but utility APS is not backing down from its ambitious plans for energy storage. Utility Arizona Public Service reaffirmed its commitment to grid batteries after a fire at one such facility injured four first responders. The April 19 explosion at the McMicken […]