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Category: Arizona

  • Arizona Public Service agrees to compromise on rate plan with solar industry

    Despite the polarized political climate, some compromises are still possible. Arizona was a state that seemed determined to impose damaging demand charges on its customers as its answer to the proliferation of distributed energy resources coming onto the grid, but Arizona Public Service and solar advocates were able to findRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • First non-California utility achieves 1 GW of solar energy capacity

    Arizona Public Service (APS) surpassed 1 GW of solar energy capacity, becoming the only utility outside of California to achieve this milestone. When generating at full power, this capacity meets the partial daytime needs of 250,000 Arizona homes. The company’s total investment in solar energy is approximately $2 billion. APS’s solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA’s Sunny Boy passes UL 1741 SA testing to meet needs in Arizona, California

    SMA says it is the first inverter manufacturer to complete functional and safety testing with UL according to the UL 1741 SA (Supplement A) draft standard, which identifies inverter functions required for optimal grid stability. To achieve that, SMA enhanced the smart-inverter capabilities of its Sunny Boy TL-US series ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Arizona regulators reject request to end net metering (but the issue isn’t settled)

    Arizona’s solar industry won a victory last week, but how big of a victory remains to be seen. First, the good news: The Arizona Corporate Commission rejected a request from UniSource Energy Services to get rid of net metering and impose demand charges on new residential solar customers. Following thisRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • APS Arizona Sun Program adds nine solar plants over five years

    More than one million solar panels are now live in the Arizona desert producing clean power for APS customers (Arizona’s largest and longest-serving electricity utility). These photovoltaic panels are part of the APS AZ Sun Program, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. The program has experienced many successes alongRead More — Solar Builder magazine