solar energy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than two hundred thousand dollars in grant funding to three projects in Arizona focused on environmental justice. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.

The space beneath solar panels is often thought to be bare, wasted ground. But what if it could be used to grow crops and graze livestock? That’s the idea behind agrivoltaics.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than a million dollars to the Navajo Nation to bring electricity to two-dozen homes. It’s part of a broader renewable energy initiative within the Biden administration designed to create tribal energy resilience.

U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands in three other Western states to potential solar development — part of the Biden administration’s effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels.

The Navajo Nation is moving ahead with two more solar power plants.They’re expected to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the tribe over their…

A fire and explosion in April 2019 halted the expansion of batteries for Arizona Public Service Co., but the state’s largest utility has restarted the…

One of Arizona's largest utilities is seeking companies to build solar plants to provide up to 400 megawatts of power, including 200 megawatts from Navajo…

Tesla is trying to spark its solar-panel business by letting consumers rent rooftop systems rather than buy them in a few states including Arizona.Tesla…

The coal-burning Cholla Power Plant near Holbrook is slated to close in 2025. One of the owners, Arizona Public Service Company, is considering converting…

Arizonans are being asked to decide a ballot initiative that would boost renewable energy use. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, Proposition 127 would mandate…