Clean Energy News June 2025 Archives - Arizona Technology Council

ASU Blazing new ground in forest fire prevention

ASU News Researchers at Arizona State University have developed a “revolutionary” system to reduce the death and devastation caused by wildfires. Wildfire Awareness and Risk Management, or WARM, is a fire-detecting and risk-mitigating system that improves the effectiveness of fire sensors while adjusting electric power ...

From infrastructure to beautification, utility grants build a stronger, smarter Eagar

Anita Tarango of SRP, Eagar Community Development Director Britney Reynolds and Town Manager Brannon Eagar attend the June 10 Coal Community Transition Team Meeting. White Mountain Independent With the help of the Joint Utility Grant Funding Program — a collaborative effort by Arizona Public Service, Salt Riv...

DESRI Begins Construction Of Catclaw Solar & Storage Facility In Buckeye, Arizona To Boost Clean Energy Capacity

Solarquarter DESRI has begun construction on the Catclaw Solar and Storage project, a large-scale renewable energy facility located in Buckeye, Arizona. The project has officially reached its financial notice to proceed (FNTP) milestone, marking the start of its development. Catclaw will include a 205-megawatt (MWac) solar energy s...

ASU Leads U.S. Universities on U.N. Sustainability Goals

inBusiness PHX For the sixth year in a row — and bucking a downward trend among American universities — Arizona State University is the No. 1 institution in the U.S. and in the top 10 globally for work toward the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, Times Higher Education announced today in its 2025 University ...

EPA pumps brakes on ozone rules for Phoenix. As business leaders celebrate, health advocates worry

KJZZ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced it will get rid of a policy that would have reclassified the Valley’s air pollution status into a worse level. By not including the region in the “serious nonattainment” category, environmental officials here will get more leeway to prove that at least some of our air ...

Lucid expands Arizona footprint with Phoenix facility, Coolidge plant acquired from Nikola

Lucid on Wednesday hosted a grand opening celebration for its Phoenix Hub (pictured), which is the former Nikola headquarters building. Cedric Owens Phoenix Business Journal Story Highlights Lucid Group moves into Nikola’s former Phoenix and Coolidge facilities The moves expand Lucid’s Arizona footprint by 884,000 square feet ...

Could clean energy tax credits cease to exist? AZ advocates say much is at stake

Public News Service The Republican backed tax-package being considered in Congress includes provisions that would repeal clean energy tax credits that some say have been transformational for a state like Arizona. It’s all part of the huge budget bill that looks to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda on several issues and includes provisions...

Solar+storage project approved near Yuma County

Rose Law Group Reporter A major renewable energy milestone is underway in Arizona as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the Elisabeth Solar Project, a large-scale solar and battery storage facility near Dateland in Yuma County, close to the La Paz County line. The news was first reported by Havasu News. The project, led by Elisabet...

Tempe Partners with APS, SRP and TCAA to Offer Bilingual Energy Education Workshops

Signals AZ The City of Tempe, in partnership with Arizona Public Service (APS), Salt River Project (SRP) and the Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA), is offering free energy education workshops to connect residents to resources that can help lower their energy bills and increase home efficiency. The workshops, available in both English and Span...

$14 billion in clean energy projects canceled in US this year, including Arizona

KTAR News More than $14 billion in clean energy investments in the U.S. have been canceled or delayed this year, according to an analysis released Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s pending megabill has raised fears over the future of domestic battery, electric vehicle and solar and wind energy development. M...

Lucid Strengthens U.S. Supply Chain with New Graphite Material Supply Agreement

The exterior of Lucid Group’s plant in Casa Grande. Lucid Motors inBusiness PHX Lucid Group, Inc., maker of the world’s most advanced electric vehicles, announced the signing of a multi-year supply agreement with Graphite One for American-sourced natural graphite, further strengthening the company’s supply chain for American raw materials ...