Arizonans with rooftop solar panels could face significant cuts to their energy savings. In its meeting Wednesday, the Arizona Corporation Commission will consider changes to the way solar customers get compensated for excess generation.When homeowners with solar panels produce more energy than they use, the excess goes back to the grid. Arizona utilities compensate customers
As record-setting temperatures continue, Arizona launched a new workplace inspection program this week, to help ensure that employers are protecting workers from the heat.The inspections are being conducted by the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health.Director Jessie Atencio says they’ll be checking to see that workers get breaks, and have access to water and
The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West.The Interior Department announced its record of decision for the SunZia project Thursday. It comes about a year after an environmental review was completed as part of a broader
A non-profit funded by John Poindexter, the wealthy Texas businessman who owns a sprawling ranch resort in the Big Bend region, has offered to buy a silver mine as part of its broader plan for a hist