Created by state statute and selected by the Governor, the Council is responsible for meeting the goals and objectives identified in the statute and for advising the Energy Office on solar renewable energy issues and implementation.  Click here for full story.

In response to a presentation and request by the Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council (ASEAC) , Governor Jane Dee Hull has proclaimed October as Solar and Renewable Energy Month.

• Full story, including actual Proclamation
• ASEAC PowerPoint presentation to the governor
• Press release from Governor's Office (9/29/02) PDF Format

An event where students compete to design, build and operate the most effective and efficient solar-powered house.  Click here for full story.

A new study by the National Center for Appropriate Technology documents the adverse impacts of electric and natural gas restructuring on some residential consumers. Click here for full story.

Arizona Solar Energy Association (ASEA), a Chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, is sponsoring a month of weekend solar, sustainable, and "green" building tours throughout the State.  Contact: ASEA statewide tour coordinator, Dan Aiello: J2EnvArch@aol.com.  Tour location and date information here.

ASES Announces New Affiliate Member Category - The membership approved a new, free Affiliate Member category for all chapter members who are not already full ASES members.  More information here (PDF).

The Springerville Generating Station Solar System, which includes 22,276 photovoltaic panels spread out over 28 acres, remains the most powerful grid-connected solar array in the Western Hemisphere.  Click here for full story.

TEP And City Of Tucson Are Awarded $75,000 Solar Grant

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has awarded Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and the City of Tucson a $75,000 grant to be used to provide solar generated power to a municipal water treatment facility.  Click here for full story.

8/30/02 - Prescott College, Arizona - Click here for full story.

8/23/02 - Arizona Capitol Times -  The new Arizona Department of Envi­ronmental Quality parking garage is going to become an electric generating station.  Click here for full story.

8/02 - Technology Review - Windmills may finally be ready to compete with fossil-fuel generators. The technology trick: turn them backwards and put hinges on their blades.  Click here for full story.

8/21/02 - The M.S. in Technology degree, with a concentration in Environmental Technology Management, is available through a web based distance learning format. Three areas of study are available.  Click here for more information.

PR Newswire  - 8/06/02 - AstroPower, Inc.and The Home Depot today announced that AstroPower's residential solar electric power systems are now being sold through select Home Depot stores in Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.  Click here for full story.

Arizona starts new solar photovoltaic credit purchase program

Arizona Public Service (APS) introduced their Environmental Portfolio Standard (EPS) Credit Purchase Program at the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association annual meeting on Tuesday, May 16. Click here for full story.

MAG Approves Solar Permitting Standards

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Building Codes Committee approved passage of a MAG standard for securing permits for grid-connected residential and commercial photovoltaic (PV) power systems.  Click here for press release and recommended standards.