[Opinion] Arizona opinion: Clean energy investments fuel state's growth

Arizona must protect clean energy investments, not gut them

Lane Santa Cruz Arizona has long faced the reality of a hotter, drier future, and in response, the city of Tucson, local schools and neighborhoods have stepped up to lead on clean energy and climate resilience. From solar-powered elementary schools to heat-mitigation projects in disinvested communities, we have become an example of what real, local climate solutions can look like. But now, as Congress works to advance President Trump’s so-called…

Arizona opinion: Clean energy investments fuel state's growth

Arizona’s economic growth in recent years puts us on the forefront of the clean energy transition, and our leaders understand that to remain competitive we must keep growing and creating new jobs.

Arizona Technology Council CEO Advocates For Clean Energy

“Arizona is on its way to clean energy dominance, with 24 major new projects and more than $11.8 billion in private investments, thanks, in part, to federal clean energy tax incentives that are now under threat,” Steven G. Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council, wrote in a guest commentary piece published in the Arizona Capitol Times. The state’s ongoing energy transition “means good paying jobs, cleaner air, and thriving c…