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| Friday, 27 June 2008 | |
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An ambitious Valley developer is putting his money where his ideals are with plans for an innovative townhome project he hopes will run almost entirely on solar energy. Industry leaders are hoping the development — likely the first of its kind in Arizona — will spur more builders to jump into the solar game. Global warming concerns are growing, and energy prices are rising, Catalyst Communities founder Chad Gifford said. Meanwhile, Arizona is second only to Perth, Australia, in its ability to capture solar energy, he said. “It just seems like the fair and right thing to do in the Valley,” he said. “Why wouldn’t we want to harness that energy when it’s free.” Each of the 36 townhomes in Gifford’s Phoenix project, called Aura at Camelback, will have a rooftop solar photovoltaic system, which converts sunlight into electricity. The builder is so certain the solar units will meet most, if not all, of the homes’ energy needs, he’s picking up the tab for the owners’ electricity bills for the first five years. But whether Aura’s solar units will be large enough for the task is unclear. Linkback |
