Arizona Is Poised to Become the World’s Solar Capital
Arizona’s most savvy businesses rely on the state’s incredible abundance of available resources. The state’s utilities, universities, businesses, and state and local leaders work collaboratively to produce new research opportunities, financial incentives and specialized university programs that continue to propel the solar industry forward.
Professional and Nonprofit Organizations
- Arizona Utilities Renewable Energy Education (AZURE)
- Arizona Manufacturers Council
- Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRise)
- Arizona Solar Center
- Arizona Technology Council
- AZ4Solar
- Citizens for Solar
- Environmental Technology Industry Cluster
- Science Foundation Arizona
- Southern Arizona Tech Council
- The Alliance to Save Energy
- The Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA)
- The Solar Alliance of Greater Tucson
- The Environmental Education Exchange
Government Agencies
- Arizona Corporation Commission
- Arizona State Department of Commerce Energy Office
- National Science Foundation
- The U.S. Green Building Council, Arizona Chapter
- Tucson Metropolitan Energy Commission
Research Organizations and Facilities
- Department of Energy
- Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University
- LightWorks at Arizona State University
- Photovoltaic Testing Laboratory (PTL) at Arizona State University
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Solar Test and Research (STAR)
- The Arizona Research Institute for Solar Energy (AzRISE)
- The Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University
Economic Development Resources
- Innovation Arizona A website providing tools to access a wide range of business development resources, programs and services to help technology businesses start or grow in Arizona.
- Greater Phoenix Economic Council This organization works cooperatively to project a regional identity and ensure a competitive, vibrant and self-sustaining regional economy.
- Southern Arizona A development agency that provides an integrated approach of programs and services to support the creation of new businesses (including solar) and the expansion of existing businesses within the region.
- Central Arizona Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s renewable energy website
- Northern Arizona City of Flagstaff’s economic development website
- Renewable Energy Incentives Comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- AZ Prospector Search for available commercial properties statewide.
Arizona Main Utilities
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