The Reality Of Arizona's Solar Industry

Give or take a few hazy mornings or dust storm-influenced afternoons, the sun shines in Phoenix more than 300 days a year. That’s been one of the consistent selling points on why the Valley — and the state of Arizona overall — should be the center of the universe of the solar industry.

Reality, though, indicates something a lot different.

We spoke to Tom Kimbis, vice president of executive affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association.