Gato Montes Solar

Project Highlights

• Located in Tucson, Arizona, at the University of Arizona’s Science and Technology Park
• Generates 6 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 1,200 homes
• Began commercial operation in December 2012
• Supplies electricity to Tucson Electric Power Company under the terms of a 20-year power purchase agreement
• Consists of 48,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using thin-film, amorphous technology – unique in the Duke Energy Renewables fleet