KINGMAN - Hualapai Valley Solar filed its application with the Arizona Corporation Commission's Line Siting Committee Nov. 23.
The company is asking for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for its proposed 340-mega watt concentrated solar facility. The facility would be built near Red Lake, about 27 miles north of Kingman along Stockton Hill Road.
The Line Siting Committee will hold public hearings on the project from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Hampton Inn, 1791 Sycamore Ave.
According to the ACC docket, the hearings will continue on Jan. 13 and 14 if necessary. Public comments on the project will be accepted at 6 p.m. on Jan.12 at the Hampton Inn.
The LSC has 180 days from Nov. 23 to issue a recommendation to the ACC. The ACC will then have 60 days to decide on whether to grant the certificate or not.
HVS is one of two major concentrated solar projects proposed for Mohave County.
The other project, a 200-mega watt facility proposed by Albiasa, is slated to be built near the Silverado master-planned community south and east of Kingman between Wikieup and the intersection with Interstate 40 on U.S. 93.
The Board of Supervisors approved zoning for both projects in November.
Both projects have generated concerns about the amount of water they will use.
HVS has plans and is negotiating with the city of Kingman to purchase reclaimed wastewater from the city's Hilltop Wastewater Treatment Plant. The city is in the process of upgrading the plant and is working on a policy that would allow the sale of the water.
For more information on the project, visit www.hualapaivalleysolar.com.
For more information on the LSC meetings, visit www.azcc.gov/AZ_Power_Plant/LineSiting-Calendar.asp or call (800) 222-7000.
Reader Comments
Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009
Article comment by:
C.C.C.
The question on water use should be> How about the water used, why can't it be desalinated and used again?
The only thing I see that would make Griffith power plants more economical would be to re-use the water in the holding pond!
Also the waist water use, why not use the waist water from the prison in that area, for the Griffith Power Plants?
Jobs no problem we need them! The question is does Kingman area have people who can be trained in these higher skill level positions?
Most of the positions require high degree of mechanical aptitude or practical application of High Voltage electronics!
Something we all need to be concerned with is Safe operations of these plants. Griffith has a High Degree of Safety with training, and a work force that is the closest nit group I have ever seeign.
However since the area is not within a fire district they contract with "C.I.F.D." for 24 hr. day coverage, this would be O.K. if it were not for the reputation of the owner of C.I.F.D. (Dave Marks)! Yes the same (Dave Marks) from Inland Valley Fire Department, that left the people who was paying him for coverage on North Stockton Hill, High and Dry with no coverage and no notice, in fact had his employees go out less than four days prior to pull out and collect money from subscribers. This company is like all his other ventures from the past and no longer in good standings with the Arizona Corporation Commission!
We can't afford the waist of our water and we can't afford the safety issues around this type of fly by business!
Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009
Article comment by:
DVS
Thanks "No Name" There is a bunch of us out here that agee with you...Write ACC..They are the ones to stop it. We need to get these outdated so called "Solar Plants" out of here and leave the openings to the real GREEN Solar Plants..
Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009
Article comment by:
Icarus
Here comes the neighborhood! One step closer to more jobs.
Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009
Article comment by:
No name provided
This is not a solar company. It is a steam generation company.
This is not a good development. This is robbery of our water by a foreign owned company. It will use massive amounts of water that they will probably not even have to pay for. And it will provide only around 50 jobs. Even if they did have to pay for water it still would not be the right thing to do. The Kingman area may have to pump water from that area some day for use in our area.
If they want to build a real solar plant with solar collecting cells, like Nevada 1, that would be fine. Again I say solar plants that use water are steam generation plants.
Posted: Thursday, December 03, 2009
Article comment by:
Russ
when did they both become concentrated solar!!!!!
The story changes each time it appears in the paper!
Posted: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Article comment by:
Realistic
Here you go again with the ACC. They probably will come up with different excuses to prevent any development in Kingman/Golden Valley, especially the Chairperson.
