Letter: Arizona clean energy jobs!
Re: the Nov. 21 article “Phoenix’s Nikola Corp. claims breakthrough in battery cells meant to power heavy trucks.”
4 AZ Dems back plan for 100% clean energy by 2050
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Four Arizona Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors of ambitious legislation that would commit the United States to achieve a 100% clean energy economy by 2050. The bill would require economy-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and would also direct federal agencies to draft plans to clamp down on emissions that contribute to climate change. The Arizona […]
How can we implement reasonable, long-term energy policies?
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There have been many advancements in the energy industry over the past decade, yet major opportunities remain for implementing reasonable, balanced long-term energy policies. Unless one is directly engaged in an industry on a daily basis, it is difficult to comprehend the day-to-day complexities in developing and implementing an effective policy regime. Although the loudest […]
Nikola announces plans to reveal revolutionary battery
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Nikola Motor Company has announced that the battery cell technology it plans to implement in its electric vehicles could dramatically change the battery industry, so much so that the company is hoping to share the advancements with other equipment manufacturers and even competitors.
SRP cuts emissions through major solar and battery energy buy
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As part of its commitment to reduce carbon emissions and invest in 1,000 megawatts of new utility-scale solar energy by 2025, Salt River Project today announced investments in two new solar energy + battery storage plants. The Sonoran Energy Center will be the largest solar-charged battery project in the state and with the addition of […]
SRP plans to install Arizona’s biggest battery for massive solar plant
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Salt River Project will build the biggest battery on the power grid in Arizona as part of its pledge last year to add 1,000 megawatts of solar to its supply by 2025. The big battery project is planned for the Little Rainbow Valley, south of Buckeye, and the battery system there will be many times […]
Sabino Canyon rolls out electric shuttle service
Two years ago, having electric shuttle service in Sabino Canyon seemed like a faint dream for Paul Marques, then-president of Friends of Sabino Canyon. That dream became a reality Saturday, with a soft launch of the emission-free shuttle service.
California EV Startup Lucid Motors Begins Construction on its Arizona Factory
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California-based luxury electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors has begun construction of an assembly factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, the company announced in a blog post. Lucid said the factory will begin production of the company’s luxury electric flagship sedan called the Lucid Air in late 2020. Lucid announced that the local Planning and Zoning Commission gave […]
City of Sedona gets first electric car
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Sedona Mayor Sandy Moriarty recently showed off the city’s newly arrived 2019 Chevy Bolt, the city’s first all-ELECTRIC VEHICLE, to be used by the city staff and occasionally by the mayor.
Large solar projects making their way to Coolidge
The Coolidge Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the site plan for a massive SOLAR PLANT within city limits between Steele Road and Selma Highway.