SRP Official Details Project That Will Install New Fuel Moisture Sensor Technology to Monitor Wildfire Risk

SRP Official Details Project That Will Install New Fuel Moisture Sensor Technology to Monitor Wildfire Risk

July 13, 2026 · 16 min

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Barry Johnson discusses a new project to install wireless moisture sensors to monitor wildfire risk in Arizona.

In the latest episode of Public Power Now, Barry Johnson, a Fire Mitigation Specialist at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, discusses SRP’s recent announcement that it is working with Northern Arizona University to install new wireless moisture sensors designed by a company called Growvera to improve how wildfire risk is monitored in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The pilot project is testing new technology from Growvera that enables continuous, real-time tracking of for...

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