An Arizona utility is seeking to build natural gas turbines without having to jump through typical bureaucratic hoops for environmental approval. Critics say the request – if granted – would set a bad precedent in Arizona. The utility still has time to appeal the decision to the more powerful Arizona Corporation Commission.

A recent report from the American Lung Association shows Arizona has some of the worst air quality in the nation. Four counties, Gila, Maricopa, Pima and Pinal, were given an “F” for having some of the highest numbers of ozone days. Maricopa and Pinal counties were also given a failing grade for having high partial particle pollution.

Unisource Electric (UNSE) is planning a 200 MW gas power plant expansion of Black Mountain Generating Station located in Mohave County. UNSE is arguing that Arizona law should be reinterpreted to exempt their project from review because the individual turbines are less than 100 MW.

Even without the visual of a hundred retirees wearing custom neon yellow shirts, it’s clear the neighbors are upset. The atmosphere in the meeting room at the Los Lagos Golf Course — itself a splash of green on the windswept brown landscape of Arizona’s Mojave Desert — is as tense as a coiled spring when[...]

The Arizona Corporation Commission has until April 15 to respond to a motion filed by Arizona’s Attorney General demanding reconsideration of a recent order that discriminates against rooftop solar owners, allowing Arizona Public Service to charge them extra fees that don’t apply to other customers. Time left for ACC to fix unfair solar charge On Feb. 22,[...]

In this article, we will look into the 20 states that produce the most renewable energy in the US. If you want to skip our detailed analysis, you can go directly to the 5 States that Produce the Most Renewable Energy in the US.

The 2024 election for the Salt River Project Board and Council is underway. SRP is the nation’s largest public power company. Unlike investor-owned utilities in the state, SRP is a political subdivision of the State of Arizona and not regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission.  SRP is a not-for-profit, community-based entity governed by a board[...]

After nearly a year of frantic lobbying and debate, the EPA has finalized strict new rules on vehicle emissions that will push the auto industry to accelerate its transition to electric vehicles. The EPA expects that under the new rules, EVs could account for up to 56% of new passenger vehicles sold for model years[...]

During her first State of the State address on Jan. 9, 2023, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the re-establishing of the Governor’s Energy Office under a new moniker: the Governor’s Office of Resiliency, with a focus on water, energy and land use solutions. Climate-related challenges are affecting the state, and Hobbs stresses that “we are in[...]

The Tempe City Council recently approved the use of federal and state grant funding for new city programs that will benefit Tempe neighborhoods that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The new project, called Growing Together: A Tree Stewardship & Workforce Development Program, will expand local tree canopy, establish two public food[...]