Clean Energy News July 2026 Archives - Arizona Technology Council

Virginia clean energy firm plans 350-megawatt solar plant near Buckeye

Phoenix Business Journal A private clean energy firm is planning a major solar project on state-owned land near Buckeye, amid a flurry of similar projects in various stages of development in the West Valley and further south in Pinal County. Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy applied for a 30-year commercial lease for a 3,897-acre site where it wants to build a 350-megawat...

Corporation Commission repeals efficiency standards as energy demand hits all-time high

KJZZ The Arizona Corporation Commission this month repealed the state’s energy efficiency standards. They’d been in effect for about 15 years. That followed utility regulators doing away with Arizona’s renewable energy standards. The GOP-controlled commission argued the rules were outdated and costing Arizona residents money. But critics of the move, like Diane Brown, say the oppos...

Tesla buys 90% of a 509 MW Arizona solar and storage project

electrek Tesla has signed a long-term deal to buy 90% of the output of Project Sterling, a big solar and battery plant going up in Arizona. The project pairs 509 MW of solar with a 360 MW battery, and it’s being built by ContourGlobal, the power producer owned by private equity firm KKR. It’s expected online in 2028. Neither company disclosed financial terms. ContourGlobal will keep ...

SRP Pens 600 MW Wind Deal to Help Power Greater-Phoenix Growth

Image: InBusiness Phoenix inbusinessPHX Pattern Energy, a leader in clean energy and transmission infrastructure, and Salt River Project(SRP), a not-for profit public power utility serving 1.2 million people in central Arizona, announced they have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 600 megawatts (MW) of SunZia wind energy. This agreement will help SRP meet growing energ...

28 MW Solar Facility Breaks Ground at Arizona Cobalt Project

Image: InBusiness Phoenix inbusinessPHX EVelution Energy LLC, a U.S. critical minerals company developing the first commercial-scale, solar-powered cobalt metal and cobalt sulfate processing facility in the United States, announced the start of construction of the 28-megawatt (MW) solar facility that will power its planned cobalt processing operations in Yuma County, Arizona. Co...