Scottsdale-based Trilogy by Shea Homes said Wednesday it will offer BP Solar power systems as a standard feature on new Shea Green Certified homes across the nation.

An all-too frequent type of accident occurs when drivers are unaware of other vehicles in their blind spots, that area not covered by rearview or outside mirrors. Auto Care Products, Inc. has come up with a way of widening the viewing range of your exterior mirrors as well as alerting other drivers in your blind spot that you are turning.

Growth in the solar energy industry, powering ahead at about 30 percent a year, is threatened by the soaring price of polysilicon, the primary material used in photovoltaic cells.

Growth in the solar energy industry, powering ahead at about 30 percent a year, is threatened by the soaring price of polysilicon, the primary material used in photovoltaic cells.

A home in Scottsdale without air conditioning?

Empire Southwest began generating solar power at two locations in Mesa and Apache Junction last week, becoming the second largest commercial solar system in Salt River Project territory. A rooftop-mounted solar power system at Empire Precision Machining in Mesa is expected to provide 30 percent of the facility’s power demand. A ground-mounted array at the Empire Rental operation in Apache Junction is installed on an otherwise unusable part of the property, and is expected to generate 30 percent of the site’s power.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Glenn Schulke unfolds a supple 4-foot nylon sheet, into which circuitry for capturing solar energy has been woven, and slaps it down on a table.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Glenn Schulke unfolds a supple 4-foot nylon sheet, into which circuitry for capturing solar energy has been woven, and slaps it down on a table.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Glenn Schulke unfolds a supple 4-foot nylon sheet, into which circuitry for capturing solar energy has been woven, and slaps it down on a table.

Electric utility regulators in Arizona will launch a website Wednesday aimed at helping the owners of homes and businesses learn more about solar technology.

Just as a plant will reach toward the sun for nourishment, so are Chandler officials reaching out to the solar power industry, with its rapid projected growth and high-paying jobs.

With its bright sunny location and hundreds of thousands of square feet of flat rooftops, Arizona State University wants to move into solar energy in a big way.

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. is converting its renowned headquarters to run partly on solar power, hoping to set an example for corporate America.

Kris Mayes believes the future of Arizona’s power supply is in panels, not poles. Mayes and her like-minded colleagues on the Arizona Corporation Commission say it’s pathetic that sun-drenched Arizona is behind California — and even New Jersey — when it comes to the amount of solar energy generated per capita.