Rohan Patel, senior global director of public policy and business development at Tesla, sent out a tweet to Rose Law Group Co-founder Court Rich in the wake of his huge win for rooftop solar last week before the Arizona Corporation Commission. Rich’s message to the regulatory body helped persuade commissioners from making deeper cuts to grid credits for solar customers. Kudos from Rohan: “Thanks for …

By David Wichner | Arizona Daily Star New rooftop-solar customers of Tucson Electric Power will get 10% lower credits for excess energy they export to the grid, under a reset of such credits approved Thursday by the Arizona Corporation Commission. But the utility panel voted to put off until October discussion of changes to the solar export credits, after hearing an earful …

By Shane Brennan || Arizona Capitol Times The future looks bright for electric vehicles in Arizona, says Court Rich, the co-founder, senior partner, and director of the Renewable Energy and Regulatory Law departments for the Rose Law Group in Scottsdale. Rich fought legal battles against utility companies to ensure greater access for rooftop solar panels. In 2019, he represented a …

By KJZZ The American West is experiencing its worst drought in over 1,000 years. That’s making a lot of farmers rethink their sustainability practices and reimagine land that has become infertile. One way to innovate is via solar energy. Solar panels can make use of depleted land and help offset a farm’s energy costs. They also preserve groundwater and help with crop growth. There is …

By Caroline Yu | Your Valley Visualizing Arizona’s desert landscape, the blazing hot sun rises to the front of the mind; and with government interest in creating more renewable energies, it begs the question of how much solar energy could be developed within the state. In an April 20 news release, the U.S. Department of the Interior discussed its updated …

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Sierra Club.) By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Arizona utility regulators on Tuesday rejected a nearly $1 billion natural-gas plant expansion in Coolidge, saying Salt River Project did not consider the impact the project would have on nearby residents. People living in the historically Black community of Randolph, an unincorporated area adjacent to the Coolidge Generating Station, erupted in …

  With the urgency to bring down gas prices, FOX 10’s John Hook talks to Court Rich, co-founder of the Rose Law Group, about where does that leave the push for green energy.