Some good news from Arizona: 2 large SOLAR projects being planned

Two solar arrays that could become among the country's largest are being planned in the West Valley.

Luke Air Force Base in Glendale is preparing to install solar panels this fall that would generate 60 percent of the base's electricity by 2011 and could eclipse solar projects at other U.S. military bases, according to Lt. Col. John Thomas, head of the base's civil engineer
squadron.

"We want to take care of the land we have and leave it better for tomorrow," he said.

Meanwhile, home builder DMB Associates is proposing a solar field nearly twice the size of Luke's on 200 acres at its Buckeye housing development Verrado, senior vice president of operations Tom Lucas said this week...

The solar plans were touted as advances toward sustainability in the West Valley at a panel discussion Tuesday sponsored by Valley Forward, a non-profit that promotes balancing economic development and environmental quality.

Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, a panelist, noted the city's efforts to cut electricity use by replacing incandescent bulbs with more efficient lighting and partnering with a company that turns the city's landfill gas into power.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/05/21/20100521glendale-buckeye-solar-projects.html#ixzz0ohpOdhvM

Cuz that could be catastrophic!

Our Leg. is hopelessly owned by Grover Norquist and the Goldwater Institute who go into hysterics at the mere idea of a government supported program for anything.

But noooooo :(

in solar energy. That really doesn't make sense. Arizona and NM should be leading the way.