
In order to meet Arizona’s growing electricity demand, we’re
making
every megawatt accomplish more. This includes investing more than
$26 million each year in award-winning efficiency programs and
providing discounts on energy-efficient equipment and products
to
ensure our customers are using energy wisely.
A SOLAR-POWERED PARTNERSHIP 09/04/08 + Last fall, a partnership
of
APS, the City of Phoenix and the NBA’s Phoenix Suns made
a powerful
announcement. They shared the news that the Suns’ home at
the
U.S. Airways Center would soon be partially powered by solar panels
installed on the Center’s parking garage. The new system
will provide
enough clean, renewable energy to power the equivalent of 26 Suns
home games. The photovoltaic panels will also allow the Suns and
APS
to eliminate the generation of more than 440,000 pounds of carbon
dioxide (CO2) each year – the equivalent CO2 absorbing power
of
46 acres of pine trees.