Our sustainability goals center on five key pillars: carbon emissions reduction, water resiliency, a reliable energy grid, sustainable supply chain management and waste reduction, and customer and community engagement.
Our crews install, repair, remove, reroute and even rebuild electrical cables every day as an essential part of maintaining and upgrading the electrical grid. This results in over 1,000 tons of used cable each year. We were faced with a literal pile of problems with all the used cable from underground replacement efforts, overhead work and substation control rooms. What could we do with all […]
Turning old cables into concrete Read More »
After implementing rigorous recycling practices across all office buildings, SRP was still left with a big pile of trash. The solution? Composting.
Composting paper towel waste Read More »
Through an innovative partnership with GRO-WELL, we’re able to divert tree waste from the landfill and turn it into compost and wood chips for our customers to use.
Giving overgrown tree waste new life Read More »
Have you ever wondered where the Valley’s water comes from? By the time it arrives via canals, Phoenix water has come more than 150 miles from its source. With SRP’s careful planning, our supply is in good hands.
From watershed to showerhead: Where does the Greater Phoenix water supply come from? Read More »
Learn about the camera created by SRP engineers that can tell how much water will run off into our reservoirs each spring.
Can this camera predict the future? See what ‘Snowtography’ can do Read More »
The Bolster Substation battery system is capable of supplying 25-megawatts of power over a four-hour period.
SRP’s largest battery system is now online Read More »
Fish herding is an eco-friendly and sustainable practice used during canal dry-ups. In-house expert Brian Moorhead tells us all about it.
Fish Herding: Where wildlife and water management coincide Read More »
What does the water from your tap have to do with trees in Arizona forests? The two are more connected than you might think.
Why it’s important to maintain Arizona’s forests Read More »
Have you ever considered changing your mode of transportation in the name of sustainability? Read about how one SRP employee makes his commute to work greener.
When you shop local and support a small business, you are supporting your community. SRP employee Audria Newbold is sharing why supporting small businesses is a sustainable choice.
Communities thrive when we shop local and support small business Read More »
