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Publications from Arizona

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  • Arizona Energy Statistics
    The Arizona Department of Commerce tracks statistics on production of natural gas and coal, and consumption of diesel and gasoline; March, 2009.
  • Energy Saving Tips
    The Arizona Energy Office publishes these valuable online tips to save energy and money and, in many cases, help the environment by reducing pollution and conserving our natural resources; March, 2009.
  • Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts of New Wind Power in Arizona
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    The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) publishes this fact sheet that it produced for the DOE Wind Powering America Program; DOE/GO-102008-2670; 2 pp.; October, 2008.
  • Measuring Public Benefit from Energy Efficient Homes
    (PDF 577 KB)
    Advanced Energy prepared and published this report, which is also called the Phoenix Home Energy Efficiency Study, 2005, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 40 pp.; May, 2007.
  • Arizona Solar Electric Roadmap Study
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    The Arizona Department of Commerce publishes this report that was prepared by Navigant Consulting in Burlington, Mass.; 189 pp.; January, 2007.
  • Arizona Community and Business Finance Guide
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    The Arizona Department of Commerce publishes this guide for consumers and businesses that was written by Peacock, Hislop, Staley, and Given, Inc.; 88 pp.; September, 2006.
  • Geothermal Resource Development Needs in Arizona
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    The Geothermal Energy Association publishes this report; 29 pp.; September, 2006.
  • Catching Up: Progress with Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in the Southwest
    (PDF 242 KB)
    The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project publishes this paper; 12 pp.; August, 2006.
  • State Agency Annual Energy Usage Report
    (PDF 124 KB)
    The Arizona Department of Commerce publishes this report summarizing energy consumption by state agencies; 27 pp.; July, 2006.
  • Review of Energy Efficient New Homes Programs in the Southwest
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    The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) publishes this report written by SWEEP Executive Director Howard Geller, Larry Kinney, and Jeff Schlegel, that was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building America Program; 23 pp.; January, 2006.
  • Comparing Statewide Economic Impacts of New Generation from Wind, Coal, and Natural Gas in Arizona, Colorado, and Michigan
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    The DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory publishes this conference paper written by NREL researcher Suzanne Tegen; 34 pp.; August, 2005.
  • Energy Dollar Flow Analysis for the State of Arizona
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    The Arizona Department of Commerce updates this economic report that it originally published in 1999 and using 2003 data; 12 pp.; July, 2005.
  • Small Wind Electric Systems: An Arizona Consumer's Guide
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    EERE's Wind Powering America publishes this consumer guide for installing a small wind turbine in Arizona; 27 pp.; May, 2004.
  • Energy Efficiency in the Border Region: A Market Approach
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    The Western Governor's Association publishes this report; 100 pp.; April, 2004.
  • Moving Toward Zero Energy Homes: Armory Park del Sol — Tucson, Arizona
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    Every home in Tucson's Armory Park del Sol neighborhood is very energy efficient — each uses roughly 50% less electricity than average area homes and qualifies for Tucson Electric Power's lowest electric rate. Solar hot water and solar electric panels come as standard features as well; 2 pp.; December, 2003.
  • Increasing Energy Efficiency in New Buildings in the Southwest — Energy Codes and Best Practices
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    The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project publishes this report on the status of energy codes for new buildings in the six states comprising the Southwest; 115 pp.; August, 2003.
  • Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands
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    DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy *(EERE) and the Bureau of Land Management publish this new report examining the potential for renewable energy development on public lands. The report finds that 11 western states have areas with a high potential for power production from one or more renewable energy sources; 95 pp.; February, 2003.
  • The New Mother Lode — The Potential for More Efficient Energy Use in the Southwest
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    The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project publishes this report written by Howard Geller; 137 pp.; November, 2002.
  • Utility Energy Efficiency Programs and Public Benefits Charges in the Southwest
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    The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project publishes this report written by Howard Geller; 19 pp.; May, 2002.
  • Systems Engineering Saves Energy in Southwest; Pulte Homes in Tucson, Arizona
    (PDF 187 KB)
    This project summary highlights houses built in Tucson, Arizona, by Pulte Homes as part of DOE's Building America project. These houses reduce air-conditioning and heating bills by 30% to 50% relative to homes built to the standards of the 1995 Model Energy Code for homeowners in hot-dry climates. For a hard copy of this fact sheet, contact DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse at 1 (800) DOE-3732; 2 pp.; February, 2002.
  • City-wide Energy Management
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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes this case study; January, 2000.