Roche Tissue Diagnostics campus in Oro Valley
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Roche Tissue Diagnostics + Tucson Electric Power Partners for Sustainability By Darci Slaten More large corporations are working to incorporate sustainability practices into their business decisions. Both Tucson Electric Power and Roche Tissue Diagnostics are committed to sustainability – and not just through lofty language. They walk their talk. Roche Tissue Diagnostics, which develops and produces cancer diagnostic tests and instruments from its Tucson headquarters, is committed to reducing carbon emissions. And TEP provides safe, reliable, affordable and renewable energy. 110 BizTucson
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The companies are engaged in a partnership that will help both achieve their sustainability goals to protect human and ecological health by meeting present needs without harming future generations – while supporting the expansion of renewable resources in Southern Arizona. TEP GoSolar Shares
TEP’s GoSolar Shares program enables residents and businesses to purchase solar energy in 150-kilowatt hour “shares” to offset their use of electricity from traditional generating resources.
“The GoSolar Shares program provides access to renewable energy in a convenient and an affordable way,” said Ryan Anderson, senior key account manager for TEP, who oversees the partnership with Roche. The solar energy is produced by TEP’s community-scale photovoltaic arrays located throughout Tucson and surrounding areas. For participants, this eliminates the up-front costs and maintenance costs associated with installing solar panels on the rooftops of homes or businesses. Each “share” offsets an equivalent amount of traditional power. www.BizTucson.com