Solar for Schools & Government

APS Solar for Schools and Government program is an innovative cooperative effort to enable publicly funded K-12 school districts, publicly funded charter schools and government entities to enjoy energy savings and receive the financial and tax benefits of going solar with little or no up-front capital investment.

The Solar for Schools and Government program provides incentives for five solar technologies.

• Solar Electric (Photovoltaic or “PV”)
• Solar Daylighting (“SDL”)
• Solar Water Heating (“SWH”)
• Solar Space Heating (“SSH”)
• Solar Space Cooling (“SSC”)

Each of these technologies can be secured by the school district or government entity at no up-front cost by working with solar installers and third party financiers or local financing institutions. There is also an additional option for qualifying K-12 public schools that provides savings to the school district by hosting a PV system owned and maintained by APS.

In the first year of the Solar for Schools and Government program, APS customers were able to fund multiple solar projects at schools and government facilities throughout the APS service territory. The program is designed to offset approximately 62,000 megawatt hours of energy consumption or generation at schools and government facilities over its first three years. This is equivalent to removing 5,400 cars from the road.

The Solar for Schools and Government program is currently accepting applications for our 2012 program. For more details on the participation options and how to apply, please follow the links below.

More information on how to apply for Solar Daylighting >

More information and how to apply for third party ownership of Solar Water Heating, Solar Space Heating, Solar Space Cooling or PV >

Hosting an APS owned solar system (for school districts) >

For Additional Information
For details on the program, such as participation requirements, selection process and other information on the APS School and Government Solar Program, please contact us by e-mail.

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