Recurrent Energy Secures Energy Storage Agreement with Arizona Public Service
The project is expected to be the largest standalone energy storage facility in the state.
Arizona
Babbitt Ranch Energy Center To Power Over 40,000 Homes for SRP Customers
“In our efforts to support the delivery of renewable energy, we acknowledge the terrific and wonderful participation of so many businesses and government entities involved in the process to make this happen,” said Babbitt Ranches President and General Manager Billy Cordasco.
Arizona Regulators Consider Requiring 80% Clean Energy by 2050
Arizona regulators are considering an Arizona Corporation Commission plan that would require the state’s electricity generating portfolio to be made up of at least 80% clean energy sources by 2050.
La Paz County Issues RFP for Large-Scale Solar Developers
U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ-04) is leading a federal legislative effort (HR- 6491) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey land to La Paz County, Arizona, in order to form an economic development zone. The zone would be expected to attract utility scale solar developers – creating up to 1,500 MW of electrical power for use in Arizona
Coal-Fired Power Plant Tests Biomass for Fuel
A coal-fired power plant in Arizona is testing burning biomass from forest debris.
States, Industry Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan
In another attempt to block the Clean Power Plan, 29 states and state agencies are urging the US Supreme Court to stop the carbon emissions rule for power plants from taking effect. The have been joined by 16 trade associations including the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association ... Read more »
Clean Power Plan Becomes Law, 24 States Sue to Block Carbon Rule
The EPA published the Clean Power Plan in the federal register today, making existing power plants in the US legally responsible to limit carbon pollution for the first time. Under the new carbon law, existing coal-burning power plants must cut carbon emissions by 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 ... Read more »
EPA Can Enforce Clean Water Rule in States That Didn’t Sue, Judge Says
A judge’s ruling that blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect late last month only applies to the 13 states that sued to stop the rule — not nationwide. A federal judge in North Dakota clarified the injunction he issued at the request of North Dakota and 12 other ... Read more »
Judge Blocks Clean Water Rule
A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect Friday in 13 states. The rule, authored by the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers expands the reach of the Clean Water Act to protect US streams and wetlands from pollution. While the EPA says ... Read more »
Grand Canyon Wastewater Treatment Plant Installs Landia Chopper Pumps
The Grand Canyon’s South Rim Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will soon have six new Landia non-clog chopper pumps. The Landia chopper pumps, which are designed with an external knife system to prevent solids from entering the pumps’ casing, will be installed adjacent to the plant’s returned activated sludge and waste ... Read more »
Solid Waste Information System to Improve City’s Waste Fleet Operations
The Mesa Solid Waste Management Department in Mesa, Arizona, will use FleetMind Solutions’ Solid Waste Information System (SWIS) to improve efficiency in its fleet operations and customer service, the technology company says. The waste management department provides a variety of services for about 126,000 Mesa residential customers and 4,400 commercial ... Read more »
Verizon Diverts 2 Million Pounds of E-Waste, Sets New Goal
Verizon today achieved its goal to collect 2 million pound of electronic waste, reaching its 2010 target eight months early. The company also set a new goal: to collect another 2 million pounds of e-waste by 2020. Verizon met its earlier five-year e-waste goal during today’s e-waste recycling rally in ... Read more »