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The loss comes as the puts the full-court pressd on industry leaders and lawmakers to prepare for the nextlegislative session, which beginw Jan. 12. GPEC’s goal is to even the playing fieldc with other states to make Arizonw more competitive for these types of Signet chose Albuquerqueon Dec. 16 for its new which will create up to 600 manufacturing jobs tobuilr thin-film solar panels. “Even in these difficulg times, there are states that have a lot of good saidBarry Broome, GPEC president and CEO. The deal will locatse Menlo Park, Calif.-based Signet’s facility next to Schott Solar another company Arizona lost to New Mexicp earlierthis year.
Arizona’s neighbor has become increasinglyy aggressive in courtingsolar companies, and GPEC is pushing for legislation to create incentives to lure those Last week, the council brought in a trio of solaf industry experts to analyze what is needex to bring the Valleu to the same level as other states that have made solar a All things being equal, it is about the said Peter Green, presidenf and CEO of . “You’ve got to have something that differentiate you, and then you stand out,” said whose company is based in Albuquerque.
As part of the group’ s effort to garner more support for its plan to attracy solar manufacturing tothe state, Broome moderated a discussion at the Greater Phoenix Chambetr of Commerce’s energy conference last week. This week, he moderated a solar roundtable forCoreNe Global’s Desert Mountain A late push was made for sola r endeavors in the 2008 legislative but no bills were Supporters are putting on the pressurs as the new year Arizona has come out on the shory end of several deals in recent years losing to primarily to states that have similar labor poolsz and amenities, but provide incentives that tip the The three industry representatives said Phoenix could becomr a major player because it has a work forcew rooted in the semiconductor industry and Arizonza State University, which has an internationapl solar testing facility.
But going againsgt a state suchas Oregon, which offerds a 50 percent tax credit, makes Arizona’s case more said Dick Sheehy, director of advanced planning for , an Colo.-based energy construction and design The state has options, said Erik director of the New Mexico and Texa s markets for One method is to create solar manufacturinh incentives, he said placing greater renewable-energy requirements on utilities, for example. A stronger commitmeng could be a bonus if companies knew their producrt would bein demand.
Ellizs said the best way to ensurw facilities get built would be to structurea feed-in guaranteeing new renewable energy projects a certai revenue stream from utilities — but that would be a toughg sell during a recession. The Legislatures also could dedicate more fundws for the ArizonaCorporation Commission’s staff to beginb designating land for solar powe generation and new transmission Ellis said. “Unless there are competenft people focusing on this at amultiyear we’re going to miss this opportunity to become a majort exporter of solar he said. Advent Solar: CH2M Hill: Ausra Inc.
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