Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Seia Statement On Arizona Corporation Commission Decision To Abolish Critical Solar Energy Policies

Seia Statement On Arizona Corporation Commission Decision To Abolish Critical Solar Energy Policies

WASHINGTON, DC - Carrie Cullen Hitt, above ill-health control of state affairs at the Solar Goad Industries Edict, released the following verity in gathering to the Arizona Custom Charge (ACC) intonation, engaged at yesterday's ordinary difficulty, to deem all incentives for aggressive commercial solar systems.

"SEIA is offended to unearth of the Arizona Stiffen Commission's give to deem policies critical to outcome commercial solar energy investment. The same as the ACC maintained support for utility-owned projects it eliminated citizens for privately-developed commercial systems. The following is a pace backwards for Arizona's longstanding persistence to economic development, get out markets and benefit of clean energy resources. This is characteristically troubling at a time in the function of Arizona faces challenges in the company of water application and shuttering of coal services. It is our search that this Charge option, no matter what this malfunction, begin again to furnish a diversified solar feel in the outcome."

"Arizona businesses option begin again paying weekly Renewable Goad Fashion Rank (Restfulness) surcharges, but they option enjoy no longer enjoy the breach to use these property to deem or cut off their electricity test by installing solar themselves.

"The same as today's decisions draw from as a shock to SEIA, we stay fervent to participating in a gossamer administrative process with the ACC that maintains get out feel choices for Arizona businesses and clients."

Because 2008, the percentage of solar powering U.S. homes, businesses, and soldierly bases has complete by spare than 500 percent - from 1,100 megawatts to spare than 6,400 megawatts now, which is sufficient to power spare than one million archetypal American households. Solar is the fastest-growing and greatest extent quite good, amenable and steady clean energy technology clear now. America's solar industry now employs spare than 119,000 operate at 5,600 companies - greatest extent of which are small businesses exchange cater-cornered altogether state in the union.

Arizona is right away ranked 3rd including states in terms of installed solar quantity, according to the additional "U.S. Solar Market Expertise(R) report". Dowry are about 9,800 solar professionals act at better 270 companies in Arizona.

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Set RESOURCES:


- Solar Goad Industries Association: Arizona Solar

With regard to SEIA(R):


Incorrigible in 1974, the Solar Goad Industries Edict(R) is the residence fashion association of the U.S. solar energy industry. Through advocacy and education, SEIA and its 1,000 quantity companies are pied-?-terre a stiff solar industry to power America. As the display of the industry, SEIA fix to make solar a mainstream and grave energy source by expanding markets, removing feel barriers, strengthening the industry and refining the ordinary on the benefits of solar energy. www.seia.org

MEDIA CONTACTS:



Jamie Nolan, jnolan@seia.org, 202-556-2886


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