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Welcome to the "Go Solar in Arizona" initiative website. Our mission is to work with the Arizona Governor, Arizona Department of Commerce, the Arizona Department of Energy, the Arizona State Legislature's Energy Committee, the Arizona Corporation Commission, Utility Companies, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and City Mayors to promote energy efficiency, solar thermal water heaters and solar power to make Arizona the Solar Capital of America.

The purpose of the "Go Solar in Arizona" website is to show residents and businesses in Arizona how to work with local government officials to migrate their communities away from carbon-based fuel to clean green solar power by building Energy Efficient Solar Homes and Businesses.

Want to educate your community on
how to save money with energy efficiency and
produce free hot water and free electricity with solar energy?
It doesn't take genius to understand why harnessing the sun's free energy in Arizona just makes good old-fashioned common sense.

Solar installations save money, create green jobs, reduce our dependency on foreign oil, eliminate millions of tons of pollution from the earth's atmosphere and make the Earth a better place to breath for our children's future.

Why not get started today?

Follow the directions at the bottom of this page to work with your city council to set up a solar town hall meeting in your community and the Arizona Solar Power Society will bring energy efficiency/solar subject matter experts at no cost.

Call us at (602)326-0940 for more information
or
Click here to join our free Arizona Solar Power Society!

There are places in the world such as Germany and Spain that have very little sunshine, but they have still managed to harness the sun's free energy to produce large quantities of clean green electricity. Unlike Germany, Arizona has the strongest solar footprint in North America, yet we have very few solar systems installed to take advantage of the sun's energy that rains down on our state every day.

California has used a similar program over the past 10 years, and there are nearly 50,000 solar-panel installations operating in the state, according to a report to be issued by the research and lobbying group Environment California. As a result, California now has a capacity of more than 500 megawatts of solar power at peak periods in the early afternoon - the same as a major power plant.

Arizona has the largest solar insulation footprint in North America. All we need to do is work together to harness our state's abundant supply of solar energy and utilize it to produce an endless supply of clean, green energy.

There are hundreds of millions of dollars of incentives available from local utility companies and state/federal tax credits that will finance up to 80% of the system and installation costs.

As residents spend money to install energy efficient products, solar water heaters and solar power systems it injects money into the local economy and creates badly needed jobs.

But to make this happen we need sponsors and solar advocates to volunteer and help us educate Arizona residents and businesses on why solar power makes good common sense in our state and put us on track for the same success that has been achieved next door.

Help us help Arizona by telling as many people as possible about our Go Solar in Arizona initiative! Call your local newspaper or TV station and get them to run a solar news story.

Click here to see a step-by-step marketing template on how to set up an Energy Efficiency/Solar Town Hall Meeting in your community.

We are seeking solar advocates that want to help us:

Begin a Go Solar Community Outreach program in your community
Begin a Go Solar Training program to build a professional solar installation workforce
Begin a Go Solar Business Planning service to help entrepreneurs start new solar companies
Begin a Go Solar Small Business Administration program to direct business to stimulus loans and grants
Begin a Go Solar Career Placement service to help people find solar jobs
Begin a Go Solar Cooperative Marketing program create a large advertising budget for the solar industry
Begin a Go Solar Advertising/Public Relations campaign to educate customers on the benefits of:
1. Building Energy Efficient Solar Homes to Reduce Consumption
2. Using the Sun's Energy to Heat Hot Water for Free
3. Using the Sun's Energy to Create Free Clean Electricity
Begin a Go Solar Finance program that creates solar energy districts and arranges financing to pay for residential and business customers out-of-pocket costs
Begin a Solar Scout Real Estate program that educates realtors on how to identify good solar rooftops the process of applying for a 203K Energy Efficiency Loans or SBA Energy Efficiency Business Loan
Begin a Go Solar Economic Development program to help cities and town secure stimulus money to market solar energy, create demand for solar products and services, inject money into the economy for a worthy cause, and create jobs for 10,000 people in Arizona and get rid of the dark smog cloud hanging over Arizona
Begin a Go Solar Building program that requires all structures in Arizona to require energy efficiency measures, solar water heaters and solar PV systems
Begin a Streamlined Go Solar Permit, Installation and Bonus program to make it easy and attractive for builders to build energy efficient solar homes
Begin a Go Solar Technical Assistance program to educate people on solar technologies and proper installation techniques
Begin a Go Solar Town Hall Meeting Series that allows elected officials to speak to their constituents about the benefits of using the sun's energy instead of coal/gas to create electricity that does not pollute
Begin participating in the Arizona Corporation Commission's public proceedings to support a Arizona Solar Feed-in Tariff that will make solar attractive enough for investors to invest heavily in Arizona's solar goldmine

The Go Solar in Arizona initiative is seeking solar advocates club in Ahwatukee, Apache Junction, Avondale, Bisbee, Buckeye, Bullhead City, Casa Grande, Cave Creek, Chandler, Chino Valley, Coolidge, Cornville, Cottonwood, El Mirage, Flagstaff, Florence, Fort Huachuca, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Golden Valley, Goodyear, Green Valley, Higley, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Laveen, Litchfield Park, Marana, Maricopa, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Payson, Peoria, Phoenix, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Queen Creek, Safford, Sahuarita, Scottsdale, Sedona, Sierra Vista, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Tempe, Tolleson, Tucson, Vail, Yuma, and many other cities and towns throughout Arizona.

Why Go Solar in Arizona?

5 Steps to Create an Energy Efficient Solar Home in AZ

What Solar Incentives Are Available in Arizona?

Arizona Solar Incentives

Federal Solar Tax Credits

Want to Go Solar in Your Community?

Become an Arizona Solar Advocate!

AZCC Public Policy:

Arizona Renewable Energy Standard

Approved: Arizona Net Metering

Real World Installation Videos

Go Solar in Arizona:

"It Makes Good Sense to Go Solar in Arizona"

More Links to Learn about Solar:

Become an Arizona Solar Advocate

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