Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to develop Grid-tied solar arrays on the roofs of large public buildings

                    In view to help serve the growing demand for renewable power, Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is going to develop Grid-tied solar arrays on the roofs of large public buildings. Tucson Electric Power is planning to lease space atop schools and other public facilities for the development of 11 megawatts (MW) of new TEP-owned solar generating capacity over the next three years. The Tucson Electric Power is initiating this exercise under its new TEP Bright Roofs program. TEP Bright Roofs will feed solar energy directly into TEP's local distribution grid, generating enough clean power to serve more than 1,800 Tucson homes. The program is designed for buildings with at least 50,000 square feet of flat rooftop space, enough room for a photovoltaic (PV) system that generates about 250 kilowatts (kW).