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AriSEIA's News You Can Use July 29, 2021

Dear members,    AriSEIA has been actively involved with the Energy Rules at the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) alongside many other organizations that have advocated for the Rules passage.  As such, a coalition of organizations is hosting an ACC Energy Rules webinar series next week for both residential customers and business-focused stakeholders. These webinars are intended to get you up to speed on where the ACC is in its Energy Rules process.    For those who may have missed it, the ACC is continuing its second formal round of discussions on the Energy Rules after a vote during its May 26th Special Open Meeting, Arizona Corporation Commissioners reconsidered and voted to advance an amended Clean Energy Rules package (3-to-2).  The comprehensive package includes an electric energy efficiency standard, a distributed energy storage standard, and improvements to the integrated resource planning process to institute competitive, all-source requests for proposals (RFPs) and favorable siting requirements for clean energy projects developed in communities impacted by the early closure of conventional power plants -- all without modification. The most impact changes were added to the Clean Energy Standard, which will be discussed. Please see the information below if you are interested in participating, and feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.  At your service, Nicole LaSlavic AriSEIA Executive Director

AZ Clean Energy Rules Webinars Consumer-Focused Energy Rules Update Webinar (August 5th, at 6:00 pm PDT/AZ Time) • Webinar Registration: HERE • Description: This webinar is designed for ratepayers, consumers, or anyone that has participated in the Energy Rules process at the Arizona Corporation Commission in the past. This event will mainly serve as an update on where the Energy Rules currently stand and how to have the biggest impact in the second supplemental rulemaking period.  Business Stakeholder Energy Rules Update Webinar (August 6th, at 12:00 pm PDT/AZ Time) • Webinar Registration: HERE  • Description: This webinar is designed for our nonprofit and business partners. This event will mainly serve as an update on where the Energy Rules currently stand and how to have the biggest impact in the second supplemental rulemaking period.

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AriSEIA’s mission is to develop and support policies which create opportunities to advance Arizona’s economy through solar energy and storage. AriSEIA advocates for sustainable job creation in deployment of solar, storage and complementary technologies, and collaborates with all stakeholders to encourage utilization of Arizona’s greatest natural resource, the sun.

Notable Dates:

August 16, 2021 - Arizona Corporation Commission Energy Rules Meeting (Agenda will be here) August 17 & 18, 2021 - Arizona Corporation Commission Open Meeting

Local and National Updates

N.J. takes steps to double its solar power State officials approved a plan they say will drastically increase New Jersey’s capacity for solar energy. The Board of Public Utilities unanimously voted Wednesday to launch a new incentive program that aims to add 3,750 megawatts of solar energy by 2026, which the BPU says would double the state’s capacity. READ MORE

More solar projects are coming. Whose responsibility is it to plan for where they go? Last week, developers of a massive Southern Nevada solar facility — what would have been Nevada’s largest to date — pulled the project amid pushback from a coalition of local residents in the Moapa Valley and conservation groups.  READ MORE

A different kind of solar technology is poised to go big Most solar panels covering the world’s rooftops, fields, and deserts today share the same ingredient: crystalline silicon. The material, made from raw polysilicon, is shaped into wafers and wired into solar cells, devices that convert sunlight into electricity. READ MORE

Other Things We're Reading

Solar panel buying guide: Here's everything you need to know SF Bay Area NIMBYs reportedly in favor of green energy oppose solar farm in their backyard In Wisconsin, conservatives make the case for third-party community solar Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020 Clean energy, aging grid to get big boosts under infrastructure deal RENEWABLES OVERTOOK COAL AND NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION IN THE US LAST YEAR Company Says its Multi-Day Storage Batteries For Renewable Energy Are the Holy Grail We’ve Been Waiting For

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