If there are any new developments with respect to a solar rally we will let you know right away.

The City of Sedona is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide Solar Photovoltaic Electric Generating System(s) and Power Purchase Agreement. Prospective respondents may obtain a complete copy of the solicitation from the city’s website at http://www.SedonaAZ.gov under “Your Government – Bids & RFP’s”.

Proposals must be received by 3:00 p.m. (M.S.T) on September 28, 2011.

Proposals should be in a sealed envelope addressed to City of Sedona, ATTN: City Manager’s Office- 2011-WWSolar, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336.

The City of Sedona reserves the right to refuse any and all proposals.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has already tackled the question of whether municipal solid waste (MSW, aka trash) should be considered a renewable energy source. The EIA decided that MSW counts as renewable energy “only to the extent that the energy content of the municipal solid waste source stream is biogenic.”

Clearly Arizona’s utilities can, and should, leverage a variety of sources (renewable and non-renewable) for power generation. But when a utility is trying to decide between, say, solar and wind or solar and trash, that utility must maximize its ROI. As the CEO of Mohave Electric is quoted, “We are trying to meet our (renewable-energy) requirements with the most cost-effective methods, period.”

And when the government is going to pony up tax dollars to help defray capital costs for the new plant, I want to be sure that we understand the ROI, too – and that we’re making the most efficient decisions among all the energy-resource choices.

http://www.arizonaic.org/blog/386-arizona-trash-burning-renewable-energy

REALLY fellow Republicans? In this day and age?

Even our parents – staunch conservative Republican ex-military officer and active community-volunteer wife – WILLINGLY PAY EXTRA TO POWER THEIR HOME with the local power company’s WIND GENERATION incentive on FIXED INCOMES in another state.

Here’s the message to Mr. Pierce and all Republicans serving on this commission and in government– get your head out of your energy provider’s deeply lined money bag — and get back in line with WE THE PEOPLE.

WE THE PEOPLE believe in officials acting BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE.

Lately it seems like Republicans (and Democrats too) practice SHAFT THE PEOPLE. YOU ARE ALL AN EMBARRASSMENT with few exceptions. (Mr. Newman, you are excepted here but don’t start banging the Democrats drum. Renewable energy isn’t a political drumroll, it’s an ethical and morality security-needs-based issue.)

There is a place for both fossil and renewable energy fuel systems in America. America NEEDS THE JOBS.

YOUR JOB MR. PIERCE AND OTHER REPUBLICANS IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT? Do what is best for the quality of our lives AND NOT THE LINING OF YOUR AND CORPORATE UTILITIES POCKETS.

Failure to realize that you don’t know your Republican voters preferences was evident in the last election. You are making the same mistakes all over again. Is it any wonder that the Democrats get elected?

REALLY? YOU STILL DON’T GET IT?

(your news site is refreshing. wrg)