In 2005 P4P's TenSol Power CEO and Architect, Steven Conger, www.congerarchitects.com was faced with the prospect of designing a community sized PV solar array that would power a new residential development. The system required an unrestrictive location, a cost effective structure, and an aesthetically pleasing design. When he found that he was further constrained by the area’s rugged landscape the innovation behind TenSol Power was born.
Steven chose to span a nearby canyon where the system would minimally effect the landscape yet remain functional. The result was the integration of a proven effective structural design with a new and growing technology. Though it was never built, Steven found that a cable truss structure, similar to that of a suspension bridge, met all of his project goals while remaining more cost effective than other current structural PV systems. Steven would soon learn that the system’s effective use of materials was only one advantage.