Empire Power Systems (EPS) will install Arizona’s largest commercial rooftop solar power system to date on an 850,000-square-foot building in Phoenix.
The 2.4-megawatts (MW) SunPower T5 Solar Roof Tile system chosen for this rooftop represents approximately 6.5 acres of solar panels. The installation is scheduled to begin immediately.
The building is owned and operated by Cowley Companies. Last used as a warehouse for Fleming Foods, it houses 250,000 square feet of refrigerator and freezer space. The new solar power system will allow Cowley to provide tenants with electricity that is not only renewable, but also about 25% less expensive than typical industrial electric rates.
EPS has a 60-year history as a provider of primary and back-up power
generation systems to hospitals, municipalities, schools, data centers,
telecommunication centers and manufacturers. The company launched a
renewable energies division in 2008 and has distributor agreements with
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA) and other solar makers.
The new system will feature the SunPower T5 Solar Roof Tile, the solar industry’s first non-penetrating rooftop product that combines a high-efficiency SunPower solar panel, frame and mounting system into a single pre-engineered unit.
The solar installation will be facilitated, in part, from a production-based incentive provided by Arizona Public Service (APS). Through the Renewable Energy Incentive Program, APS offers incentives to customers who add renewable energy systems to their homes or business. The program is funded by APS customers and approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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