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News Release | Environment Arizona Research & Policy Center

Despite Outcry SRP Approves Solar Rate Hike

Today the Salt River Project (SRP) Board of Directors approved a rate plan that increases rates on new solar customers by an average of $50 per month. 

News Release | Environment Arizona Research & Policy Center

New Report Ranks Arizona First in the Nation for Solar

Today, Environment Arizona Research & Policy Center released a new report: Lighting the Way, ranking Arizona first in the nation for solar installed per capita.

News Release | Environment Arizona

Tempe Sets Sights on Solar with Clean Energy Goal

Thursday night, the Tempe City Council passed a clean energy goal for city government operations of 20 percent by 2025. The goal was put forward by a sustainability working group of the Tempe City Council, which includes Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell, Vice Mayor Onnie Shekerjian and Councilmember Shana Ellis.

News Release | Environment Arizona

Arizona Groups Applaud Plan to Limit Carbon Pollution

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first-ever national protections from dangerous carbon pollution from existing power plants. Carbon pollution causes climate disruption and is already costing American communities billions of dollars from flooding, super-storms, wildfires, and extreme heat.

News Release | Environment Arizona Research & Policy Center

New Report: Phoenix Ranks 3rd Among Major Cities for Installed Solar

Today, Environment Arizona Research & Policy released a new report; “Shining Cities: At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution,” which ranks Phoenix third among major U.S. cities for the amount of solar installed. The report provides a first-of-its-kind comparative look at the growth of solar in major America cities.

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