Some Valley school districts want to bring solar power to their schools.

Scottsdale, Agua Fria, Deer Valley and Mesa school districts are working with Rep. Michele Reagan and utility companies to add solar panels. Reagan, members of the school districts and representatives from Arizona Public Service met recently to discuss solar plans.

The districts are still working out details, but one plan has districts leasing school rooftops to commercial businesses to install and maintain panels. The school district would purchase power from the businesses.

Districts would benefit from a flat rate on electricity and businesses would receive money from utilities such as APS and Salt River Project for adding electricity to the power grid.

"We are depending on this to be financed through an independent provider that would install the panels, and we would pay for power at a guaranteed rate," said John Schmadeke, assistant superintendent of operations for Agua Fria Union High School District.