The Arizona Solar Center (AzSC) was established in 1999
to increase public and professional understanding of solar energy, especially as it pertains to Arizona. Currently registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization,
[ 501(c)6#501(c)(6)] the Center is administered by a board of directors with a wide range of experience and training in solar energy and other
renewable energy
Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...
resources. Sponsors include utility companies, other related non-profit organizations and a number of private companies. This wide representation enables the center to remain largely neutral with respect to policy and legislation in Arizona.
Some aims of the center include aggregating core information about solar energy in Arizona, providing updates about the Arizona solar
energy community
The Energy Community, commonly referred to as the Energy Community for South East Europe (ECSEE), is an international organization consisting of the European Union (EU) and a number of non-EU countries. It aims to extend the Energy policy of t ...
, identifying available resources, services and equipment, and highlighting developments in solar and related industries. Many of these functions are carried out through its website.
The center and its website are widely referenced as a primary source for many topics relating to solar in Arizona. The website's articles on
solar architecture
Solar energy is clean and renewable.
Solar architecture is designing buildings to use the sun's heat and light to maximum advantage and minimum disadvantage, and especially refers to harnessing solar power. It is related to the fields of optics, ...
and solar thermal technology are especially unique and commonly referenced outside of Arizona as well.
See also
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Solar power in Arizona
Solar power in Arizona has the potential to, according to then-Governor Janet Napolitano, make Arizona "the Persian Gulf of solar energy". In 2012, Arizona had 1,106 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar power systems, and 6 MW of concentrated s ...
References
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External links
Arizona Solar Center websiteArizona Solar Center Meetup Group websiteArizona Corporation Commission website for public information on the Arizona Renewable Energy StandardArizona Commerce Authority Renewable Energy Programs pageArizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA)Arizona Solar Energy Association (ASEA)
Renewable energy organizations based in the United States