Since 1995, Tucson Electric Power has worked with Habitat for Humanity Tucson to build several homes and support many home-repair projects. Over the years, TEP has donated trucks to Habitat construction crews, provided new solar water heaters for some homes and supplied countless energy-efficient light bulbs for Habitat homes. “Habitat for Humanity is a community leader
Tucson Electric Power has a new system in place for customers to report graffiti on power poles, ground-mounted equipment and substations. With the online tool, anyone can report graffiti by submitting descriptions and photos of the damage. The new reporting system directly alerts TEP, allowing us to start our clean-up efforts as soon as possible.
Tucson Electric Power boosts the life-saving efforts of the American Red Cross by hosting open-to-the-public blood drives at TEP’s downtown Tucson headquarters building. TEP’s location in the heart of the city makes it a perfect spot for a blood drive. “A lot of businesses are downtown. It’s a convenient location if you work in the
Tucson Electric Power’s employee volunteers enthusiastically support a wide variety of agencies across the city. Each year, they volunteer more than 35,000 hours of their personal time to assist more than 400 community organizations. Thankful for this support, four nonprofits described the impact that TEP volunteers have on the work they’re able to accomplish in
Tucson Electric Power is expanding its partnership with the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona to give away 125,000 CFL bulbs in the Tucson area with orders of the popular cookies. This is the third year TEP has partnered with local Girl Scouts troops on a novel way to distribute the low-energy compact fluorescent light bulbs
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Plugged In, Tucson Electric Power’s new monthly electronic newsletter for residential customers. In this email, you’ll find all sorts of news that you can use – from money-saving energy-efficiency tips and services that will make your life easier to ways you can contact us to report an outage and
Tucson Electric Power is committed to making smart decisions today to ensure the future supply of reliable energy for our customers. We’re planning decades ahead, preparing for a future where renewable energy, storage technology and a resilient electrical grid will enable us to deliver power in an environmentally responsible manner and at a reasonable price.
Tucson Electric Power joined military and federal officials on Feb. 11 to dedicate a large solar array at Fort Huachuca that will help the U.S. Army achieve its renewable energy and energy security goals. The 17.2 megawatt (MW) array, completed in December, produces enough power to satisfy one-quarter of the base’s energy needs, equivalent to