SRP seeks additional input on East Valley power line
New substation and transmission line needed for growing energy demand
Salt River Project is holding a public meeting to help in the selection of a preferred alternative for the siting of a new 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line connecting two planned SRP substations as well as a proposed 25-acre substation in the Queen Creek area.
SRP held public meetings on three separate occasions last year seeking comments and suggestions for potential route alignments. The alternatives developed at those meetings will be on display at the open house meeting scheduled for later this month.
Planned to be in service by summer of 2012, the Abel-Moody 230-kV Project would improve SRP's ability to keep pace with current and future electrical demands in southeast Maricopa County and northern Pinal County. The project also would provide greater reliability for SRP customers by adding the infrastructure necessary to bring additional supplies of energy to the region.
The project includes a new 230-kV power line that will connect the Moody Substation, located at the southeast corner of Recker and Pecos roads in Gilbert, with the Abel Substation, where it is being constructed near the intersection of Judd and Attaway roads southeast of Queen Creek. As part of the project, a new substation will be built at a location to be determined between the Moody and Abel substations.
As part of the process to site the facilities, SRP will hold the following public open house:
Jan. 29
5-8 p.m.
Queen Creek Library
Zane Grey Room
21802 S. Ellsworth Road
The open house is an opportunity for the public to review informational displays and discuss the project with SRP team members.
The public process will culminate with a hearing before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee. A final decision on whether to grant a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for the project will be decided at an open meeting of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
For more information on this project, visit www.azpower.org.
