Gato Montes Solar
Gato Montes Solar Power
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