Nature Is Forcing Choices On Energy
By Erick O’Donnell After months of unsuccessful negotiations between the southwestern states that draw water from the Colorado River, the Biden administration last month proposed a solution that could, hopefully,…
Our Energy Future Depends on Us, So Let’s Get Involved!
In 1819, toward the end of his illustrious life, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world,…
A Big Step Backwards for Solar Power in the Golden State
By Erick O’Donnell “Two steps forward, one step back,” such is the nature of progress in a democracy, where competing interests and opinions inevitably come in conflict. This expression can…
Choose the Independent, Locally-Owned Company
By Erick O’Donnell The simplest and most effective way to ensure you’re getting a good deal is to ask plenty of questions. That’s exactly what our customers do when talking…
Science is Opening Up Exciting New Possibilities
In any industry, technical obstacles are bound to pop up, making it harder to get the greatest possible use out of the technology in question. What’s great about working in…
Turning Negative Personal Experience Into Better Solar Service
When life handed Val Berechet the biggest lemon, he turned it into a thriving lemonade business. After an awful personal experience trying to go solar in 2014, Berechet was inspired…
APS wants $460 million more per year
By Erick O’Donnell The simplest and most effective way to ensure you’re getting a good deal is to ask plenty of questions. That’s exactly what our customers do when talking…
The Election is Practically a Referendum on Arizona’s Energy Future
By Erick O’Donnell We don’t usually like to dwell in great detail in this column on partisan fights, given their obvious tendency to divide and upset folks. But some political…
Dirty Tricks Plague Clean Energy
By Erick O’Donnell As a mission-driven company, we tend to keep an eye on more than just our own bottom line. Together, we and our customers are investing in a…
Homeowners to Receive Additional Billions to Go SOLAR
By Erick O’Donnell We’ll admit it: events outside our control have had us worried for a while about the future of solar power—in Arizona and throughout the country. With swelling…