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Pima County

Population: 992,394
Size: 9,187 sq. mi.
Median Household Income: $46,341

Pima County is home to a large number of small to medium solar facilities.

Solar Project Name

Design

Mega-watts

Stage of Development

Developer

Purchaser of electricity

Ajo Solar

PV

5

Operating

Duke Energy

APS

Avalon Solar Phase I

PV

35

Operating

Clenera

TEP

NRG Avra Valley

PV

34

Operating

NRG Solar; First Solar

TEP

City of Tucson

PV

4.7

Operating

SunPower

City

Pima County Ina Road WRF

PV

1

Operating

Sun Edison

County

Pima County Roger Road

PV

1

Operating

Sun Edison

County

Tucson Airport Authority

PV

1

Operating

TAA

TAA

Davis-Monthan AFB

PV

16.7

Operating

 

Base

Davis-Monthan AFB

PV

3.4

Operating

 

Base

UA Solar Zone at Tech Park

PV

21

Operating

Arzon, Duke Energy, E.On, REhnu, SOLON, Astronergy

TEP

UA Solar Zone at Tech Park

CSP

~2

Operating

Cogenra

UA

Picture Rocks

PV

25

Operating

SunEdison; FRV

TEP

Pima County Additional installations

PV

1.2

Operating

Solon;SunEdison

County

Prairie Fire

PV

5

Operating

Solon

TEP/ County

TEP’s Sundt Boost Project

Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector

5

Operating

 

TEP

Veteran’s Administration Hospital System

PV

2.9

Operating

VA

TEP

Valencia Solar

PV

13.2

Operating

E.On

TEP

Total Under Construction or Operating

 

94.5

 

 

 

Avalon Solar Phase II

PV

21

Under Development

Clenera

TEP

Pima County shade structures at 11 sites

PV

5

Under Development

Various including Solon

County

Pima County additional water treatment plants

PV

2.5

Under Development

 

County

Total Proposed or Under Development

 

21