Eight Questions about Solar Power in Arizona

Prepared by Martin J. (Mike) Pasqualetti, Ph.D., Chair, Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council; Board Member, Arizona Solar Center

1. How do we get over the cost hurdle?
2. What about the storage problem?
3. What are the most promising ways of getting solar revved up in Arizona?
4. Which uses of solar power are most promising?
5. Why are some other countries making so much greater use of solar power?
6. Some people say that solar power is actually less efficient in the Valley of the Sun because sunshine here is offset by the heat here. Is that true?
7. What recent technology strides to know about? What's on the horizon?
8. What are some outstanding success stories?

Arizona's Renewable Energy Future - The Status of Renewable Resources and Development in Arizona...

The following was prepared for and presented to David Garman, Assistant Secretary of Energy of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, at the Southwest Renewable Energy Fair in Flagstaff, Arizona in August 2003. The presentation summarizes the measurement of renewable resources and the status of their development in Arizona, as well as the effectiveness of the state Environmental Portfolio Standard. The material contained in the presentation was current as of August 2003, but is subject to revision afterward.  Multiple formats available - click here to access presentation.

Why Not Arizona?  A Presentation to the Governor

This presentation was prepared for the Governor of Arizona as a report of the Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council (ASEAC) on the current status and future potential of solar energy in the state.  Multiple formats available - click here to access presentation.

Running on Sunshine:  Arizona State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Faculty Promote Renewable Energy

CLASNews - Tempe, Arizona - Energy issues weigh heavily on American's minds these days.  This summer, thousands of people lost their electricity in an enormous blackout across the Northeast.  In Arizona, Phoenix-area residents idled in long lines at the few gas stations that offered fuel after a pipeline...  Click here to view article (PDF)