APS join hands with ASU and PayPal to enhance Solar Power in Arizona

Red Rock Solar plant was unveiled to the public. APS developed and will own and operate the 40 MW photovoltaic plant. Arizona State University (ASU) and PayPal will purchase energy from APS which will be equivalent to the amount Red Rock is projected to generate.

Daniel Froetscher, APS Senior Vice President of Transmission, Distribution and Customers said that construction of Red Rock is a great example of how they partner with their commercial customers to find innovative and sustainable solutions that can help them realize their green energy goals.

This agreement will help ASU to expand its solar energy sourcing on-campus and will also support PayPal to keep up its energy demand reducing their carbon footprints

Red Rock is largest grid-scale solar power plant of APS located east of APS’s Saguaro Natural Gas Power Plant, it has been owned by APS since 1950. The 400-acre plot was an ideal location for a grid-scale solar plant with the completion of the solar plant, the land is now creating additional tax income for Pinal County and other local taxing authorities

Image: photovoltaic plant, located 30 miles south of Casa Grande in Red Rock, Ariz. Arizona State University (ASU) and PayPal will purchase renewable energy from APS that is equivalent to the amount Red Rock is projected to generate. Red Rock is APS’s largest grid-scale solar power plant, surpassing the 35-megawatt Foothills Solar Plant located near Yuma, Ariz. (Photo: Business Wire)