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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy of NextEra Energy Resources. SRP and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC have officially commissioned a 100-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system to store the energy produced by the operating …
Arizona’s largest battery is now operating on SRP’s power grid, supporting Google along with other clean energy resources Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy NextEra Energy Resources: A new battery energy storage system that can power more than 22,500 average-sized homes was recently unveiled. Pictured at the ribbon cutting are, from left, …
SRP and NextEra Energy Resources commission solar-charged battery system, storing enough clean energy to power nearly 23K homes Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy City of Safford: This image was included in the packet regarding the solar array proposal. Safford is examining building a solar field with a battery system to utilize …
Safford exploring building a solar array Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy Navajo Tribal Authority: The Kayenta Solar project created as many as 284 construction jobs as it was being built, in an area with chronically high unemployment. The …
BLM to hold virtual information forum on Hopper solar proposal south of Safford Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Solar AquaGrid, LLC: Project Nexus, which will break ground this fall in central California, aims to test water and energy conservation using solar-panel canopies. By Anna Campbell and Karen Marroquin/Cronkite News …
California to test solar panels over irrigation canals to save water, boost electricity output Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office and Adult Detention Facility’s electricity operating expenses will be offset by the installation of a solar panel array on the hillside …
Jail goes green . . . with solar Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Graham County Electric Cooperative gets almost 3 megawatts of power from rooftop solar installations like this one in Pima. Cooperative uses Distributed Generation Service with …
The end of net metering for GCEC means slightly lengthier reimbursement waits for those purchasing solar systems Read More