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APS Energy Services is the full-service energy services subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, and builds on a long history of delivering competitive electricity, managing energy usage and providing superior energy and renewable solutions. With an average of 20 years of experience, team members are trusted and knowledgeable experts in the industry. The company provides flexible, customized and innovative energy and renewable solutions designed to increase energy efficiency, upgrade equipment and to provide sustainability to our environment. Since 1997, successes have included projects for a vast array of clients ranging from commercial and industrial entities; healthcare; hospitality; educational campuses; and local, State and Federal institutions.
Through its wholly owned subsidiary, NorthwindTM Phoenix, APS Energy Services markets, designs, constructs, finances and operates district energy systems throughout the Southwest. District energy is an innovative centralized cooling and heating system that utilizes an extensive underground network of pipes to effectively deliver hot and cold water, steam or electricity from a central plant. In 2007, adding to its reputation of keeping much of downtown Phoenix comfortable, Northwind Phoenix began operating a third plant in downtown Phoenix inside the new and expanded Phoenix Convention Center. By summer 2008, the downtown Phoenix system is estimated to reach 30,000 tons of installed capacity, serving 26 buildings.
In addition to its downtown operations, Northwind Phoenix continues to operate the Arizona State University combined heat and power plant constructed by APS Energy Services, and will soon begin operations of the recently constructed 1,200- ton cooling plant at the Arizona State University Polytechnic campus located in the east part of the greater Phoenix area.
Energy conservation is a core focus of APS Energy Services and the company seeks to promote and implement the efficient use of energy through the development of comprehensive energy solutions. APS Energy Services is passionate about the environment. In support of this goal, they seek to promote renewable energy alternatives when applicable and are committed to conducting work in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way. Among its renewable projects:
The Hualapai Tribe, located predominantly along the western edge of the Grand Canyon, partnered with APS Energy Services to design and construct a solar hybrid project to provide power to the remote region. The project consisted of a 17 Kilowatt (kW) solar array with fixed positioning at the air terminal and a 16- kW solar array with fixed positioning at the residential area, for a total installation of 33- kW. Because the Hualapai Tribe is located off the grid, the energy generated from this project is the only source of electricity for this community.
As part of larger comprehensive energy programs, APS Energy Services completed a 15- kW system mounted on a wall and covered entryway at the City of Flagstaff, as well as, a 30- kW system on a sports complex roof in Rohnert Park, CA and 10- kW system for Mineral County School District in Nevada.
A solar collector system, necessary piping and associated pumping and controls to offset 16,500 therms of annual natural gas usage was installed at the Signal Peak olympic aquatic center as part of a larger comprehensive energy program at Central Arizona College. The system interfaces with the existing pumping and heating system to ensure an adequate source of heat when the solar system cannot provide for full heating load.
APS Energy Services engineered a unique fixed film digester plant for Classic Farms in Aurora, S.D. The farm received a grant from the USDA to construct a plant that converts animal waste from a hog farm into biogas to run an electric generator that serves farm operations, inclusive of water treatment. A rendering component was also part of the grant.
APS Energy Services plans to bring the learnings from this project to Arizona to build the most cost-effective farm biogas projects. Arizona has a hot climate and a number of farms, which make this optimal for such a solution.
APS Energy Services constructed a cogeneration unit at the City of Flagstaff Wildcat Hill Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The project provides the Wildcat Hill WWTP with a biogas reciprocating engine intended to be fueled in whole using digester gas available from Wildcat Hill WWTP. The result of this cogeneration process will be a maximum electric utility offset of 292 kW of electric power at a 7,000 foot elevation at full load.
“As our name says, we’re an energy services company,” said Jim Lodge, president, APS Energy Services. “Since we were founded in 1998, our mission is to be a premier energy service provider. We achieve this by helping our customers meet their strategic objectives through comprehensive energy solutions. As energy prices continue to rise and the increasing importance of taking responsibility for a sustainable environment, energy efficiency projects and the deployment of renewable technologies is a cost-effective way to assist in achieving our customers’ goals.”
APS Energy Services is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has completed energy efficiency and renewable projects throughout the southwest. For more information about APS Energy Services, please visit their Web page at www.apses.com.
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