Customers of Arizona Public Service (APS) will soon power their homes and businesses with solar after sunset thanks to three major clean-energy initiatives.
APS will add battery storage to its existing fleet of solar power plants, build new solar plants with storage, and use storage to deliver cleaner energy to customers at times of peak energy usage. As a result, APS customers will be able to use solar energy even after the sun goes down.
“Large-scale battery storage is a critical step on the path to reliable and affordable clean-energy solutions,” said Pat Graham, state director, The Nature Conservancy in Arizona. “Clean energy and clean air are important to the health of our communities and the lands and water upon which all life depends.”
APS already provides customers with an energy mix that is 50 percent clean and getting cleaner. The new initiatives will add 850 megawatts of battery storage and at least 100 megawatts of new solar generation by 2025, for a total of 950 megawatts of new clean-energy technology. This represents a major down payment on Arizona’s continued progress toward an energy future that is clean, reliable and affordable.