Comments on: Update| Gov. Brewer signs Arizona solar jobs bill

By: Suntech chooses the Valley of the Sun | The Phoenix Sun

Suntech chooses the Valley of the Sun | The Phoenix Sun — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:46 +0000

[...] Arizona’s success in bringing Suntech to the state is in part due to enactment this year of a the Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Program sponsored in the Arizona Senate by Barbara Leff (R). (For more on the bill, see here). [...]

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:23:19 +0000

This should only be considered good news for Arizona workers. As states and countries seek ways to reduce carbon emissions, prices on solar technologies drop, and prices of fossil fuels continues to grow, states creating incentives today for solar plants to locate in them or for residential and commercial customers to buy PV arrays will gain significant economic advantages as this industry expands.

By: PV Solar “Energy” at Intersolar North America : The Inspired Economist

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:51:34 +0000

[...] And another rivalry is underway. Numerous Arizona officials are at Intersolar to tout their new law providing both a refundable income tax credit and a property tax reduction for solar companies locating in Arizona. Perhaps it’s a good time to be a solar [...]

By: Bill Webber

Bill Webber — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:56:47 +0000

Having lived in a solar powered (2.5Kw) house since 2000, I’m delighted that things are finally opening up for solar to become a more important source of electricity generation, especially here in Arizona with our abundance of sunlight. This also should help the economy recover by providing more new job opportunities. Now let’s get some of these large solar projects going on down near Tucson.