Summer temperatures are looming and with them comes the highest utility bills for homeowners.
There are some simple activities you can undertake at your home to help save energy and money before the inevitable 100+ degree temperatures arrive.
A solar ban, a gas power plant and the rural retirees firing back at dirty energy
FORT MOHAVE — 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 Tyler Carlson, CEO of the Mohave Electric Cooperative, steps to the podium.
He’s come to convince residents of the Valley View at Sunrise Hills master planned development that putting a new gas-fired power plant less than half a mile from the closest home at its northeast corner will benefit the community.
Tucson Clean Economy and Community Impact Summit
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Clean Economy and Community Impact Summit was a half-day event centered around the state’s clean energy economy.
The summit took place on Friday, April 5 at the University of Arizona Tech Park located at 9030 S. Rita Road. on the Southeast side.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20 Billion in Grants to Mobilize Private Capital and Deliver Clean Energy and Climate Solutions to Communities Across America
EPA announces eight selections under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
4 ‘clean energy’ candidates beat incumbents in preliminary SRP election results
Preliminary election results are in for the boards and councils of the Salt River Project, the largest power and water provider to the Phoenix area.
Boosting Health For Children: New Report Reveals Transition to Electric Vehicles and Clean Power Would Prevent 38,500 Asthma Attacks in Arizona Kids
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A new report, “Boosting Health for Children: Benefits of Zero-Emission Transportation and Electricity,” released today by the American Lung Association, highlights that a widespread transition to zero-emission vehicles and electricity would dramatically improve the health of children in Arizona. The transition would prevent 38,500 pediatric asthma attacks and 62,000 of other respiratory symptoms in Arizona by 2050.
Arizona leaders take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for sustainability projects
PHOENIX – Leaders of Arizona’s public, private and nonprofit sectors Monday discussed financial incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, explaining how they will use available federal funds for conservation efforts and renewable energy projects.
Poll: AZ voters show strong preference for conservation efforts
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Voters from Arizona and across the West say a public official’s position on conservation will be an important factor when deciding who to support in the upcoming election. Colorado College’s most recent Conservation in the West Poll shows 81% of voters in the Grand Canyon State support 30×30 conservation goals, which would translate to protecting 30% of lands and oceans by 2030.