Salt River Project

For more than a century, SRP has provided reliable, affordable water and power to more than 2 million people in central Arizona. As a community-based not-for-profit water and energy company, SRP acts in the best interest of the people it serves and strives to help build a better future for Arizona.

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How we use weather balloons

Did you know meteorologists can use balloons to aid in weather forecasting? SRP’s weather balloon program measures vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, wind and pressure over the Valley. Both the local and global weather communities benefit from this data.  SRP’s team of meteorologists manages the balloon program that provides valuable data to SRP and the National Weather Service. This data helps forecast thunderstorms within and

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Why Pumped Storage is the Future of Clean, Reliable Energy for Arizona

Editorial authored by Joseph Gardner, Power System Program Manager, SRP   When people ask me what pumped storage is, I like to keep it simple: think of it as a battery—but instead of lithium or chemicals like those that are used in our phones or our cars, it uses water. It’s one of the oldest and most reliable forms of energy storage in the world,

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