Sunrises on Rooftops

Flagstaff, Arizona --In the Doney Park area of Flagstaff, Arizona Public Service (APS) is transforming rooftops into what in essence will be an interconnected renewable power plant.Unlike any other utility program, the APS Community Power Project is testing a high concentration of distributed solar power on a single distribution feeder (Sanvig 4) by installing photovoltaic (PV) systems on the rooftops of approximately 200 customers. Instead of supplementing the energy use of each home, the rooftop installations serve as mini-power plants by sending energy generated directly to the grid.