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Solar and Wind Projects

 
 
Serial
Number
 
Project Name
Applicant
Acreage
Footprint Acreage
 
Megawatts (MW)
Planned
Technology
 
Location
 
County
 
Status of Application
 
Field Office
1
AZA 34187
 
Sonoran Solar Energy
 
Boulevard Associates LLC
 
2,013
300 
Photovoltaic
 
East of SR 85 and the Jojoba Substation
Maricopa
Right-of-way grant approved in October 2012
 
 
 
Lower Sonoran
2
AZA 34666
Quartzsite
Solar Reserve
25,236
1,450
100
CSP Tower
North of Quartzsite
 
La Paz

Final EIS issued December 2012

Record of decision anticipated spring 2013

 
Yuma
3
AZA 32315
Mohave County Wind Farm
BP Wind Energy
49,000
Actual disturbed area equal to about ½ acre per turbine
425-500
258 Wind Turbines
White Hills area, 40 miles north of Kingman
Mohave
Final EIS to be issued in 2013
Kingman
4
AZA
34425
 
Hyder Valley Solar Energy
Pacific Solar Investment
5,800
4,500
325
 CSP Trough
Hyder Valley
Maricopa
Draft EIS to be issued in 2013
Lower Sonoran

For additional information contact Dennis Godfrey at (602) 417-9499 or dgodfrey@blm.gov


Active Transmission Projects

 
 
Serial
Number
 
Project Name
Applicant
Length
Width
Voltage
Start Point
End Point
 
Status of Application
 
Field Offices
1
AZA
35058
NM
114438
 
SunZia
 
SunZia Transmission, LLC
500 miles
200 feet
500kV AC double
Northeastern New Mexico
Casa Grande, Arizona

Final EIS to be issued in 2013

 
 
 
Safford & Tucson
2
AZA 35079
Sun Valley to Morgan
APS
38 miles
200 feet
230/500kV AC
 
Sun Valley Substation
 
Morgan Substation

Draft EIS comment period ended Feb. 8, 2013

 

 
Hassayampa
3
AZA 35512
NM
114452
 
Centennial West Clean Line
Centennial West Clean Line LLC
 
900 miles
200 feet
500kV DC
 
 
Eastern New Mexico
Southern California
Scoping period anticipated in 2013
 
Kingman, Hassayampa, Safford, Lake Havasu
4

AZA33305

Hassayampa to North Gila

APS

112 miles

200 feet

500kV


Palo Verde Hub, southwest of Phoenix

Yuma, AZ

Working on mitigation measures for wildlife and archaeology


Hassayampa, Lower Sonoran, Yuma

5

AZA
35861
NM
124104

Southline Transmission Line

Southline Transmission LLC, a subsidiary of Hunt Energy

225 miles of new construction, 225 miles upgrade of existing line

200 feet

345kV and 230kV


Afton Substation, near Las Cruces, NM

Saguaro Substation, near Marana, AZ

Draft EIS expected in 2013



Tucson, Safford

 

For additional information contact Dennis Godfrey at (602) 417-9499 or dgodfrey@blm.gov