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An Environmentally Conscious Community


Tucson has several solar sites and initiatives that boast numerous advancements in solar technologies:

  • The City of Tucson has installed, or has plans to install, photovoltaic systems generating well over 1 MW of power on more than 75 city facilities. The city has also installed solar hot water systems on several other facilities.
  • The award-winning, environmentally sustainable community of Civano incorporates the beneficial use of solar energy into its neighborhoods.
  • Communities such as the award-winning Armory Park Del Sol incorporate requirements for the use of renewable energy.
  • Red Rock is home to the Saguaro Solar Trough project – a concentrating solar power plant that produces 1 MW of clean electrical power.
  • The Tucson Unified School District implemented the Tucson Solar Schools Project, resulting in installation of 6 kW of distributed photovoltaic systems at six schools.

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