The abrupt termination of tax credits for clean energy projects is perhaps the most drastic blow that President Donald Trump has struck in his campaign against wind and solar electricity.
As states brace for the uncertainty ahead, they are scrambling to get pending projects off the ground before the tax credits expire.
By several metrics, Arizona is the sunniest state in the nation.
But solar advocates worry that headwinds at the state and federal levels are preventing Arizonans from taking full advantage of all of that sunshine and the energy it could provide the state.
The Navajo Nation Resources and Development Committee (RDC) approved Legislation No. 0170-25, authorizing a lease for Painted Desert Power, LLC, to construct and operate a solar energy and battery storage project in the Cameron and Coalmine Canyon Chapter areas of Coconino County.
Legislation sponsor and RDC Vice Chair Casey Allen Johnson said the lease represents a step forward in building the energy future of the Navajo Nation.
Phoenix is set to receive nearly $180 million in federal funding to help build a new advanced water purification facility — a project city leaders say is critical to both economic growth and long-term water resilience.
The funding, announced by Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, will support the design and construction of the North Gateway Advanced Water Purification Facility in north Phoenix.
Veteran groups and a Democratic state lawmaker, flanked by electric vehicles, urged federal lawmakers Tuesday morning to save a tax credit aimed at making the vehicles more affordable that is set to expire at the end of September.
The “one big, beautiful bill” that Republicans crafted and President Donald Trump signed eliminates the electric vehicle tax credit, along with a number of incentives for clean energy, marking a major reversal on clean energy initiatives that has major economic ramifications for the state.
If you’ve wanted to install rooftop solar panels or buy an electric vehicle in recent years, you’ve probably been able to get federal money for them in the form of tax credits.
But those incentives are going away now that President Trump signed what he’s called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4.
Last week, Congress passed President Trump’s so-called “OBBB” bill — a dangerous and costly proposal that threatens Arizona’s clean energy future, working families and seniors.
The bill hands massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations while slashing Medicaid and food assistance for children, and repealing critical clean energy investments that lower energy bills and create good-paying jobs here in Arizona.
In 2024, the max temperature in Phoenix sat at or above 100 degrees for approximately 30% of the year — and that non-stop consecutive heat has environmental advocates and doctors worried about the years to come as climate change continues to make the world and Arizona hotter.
