Maricopa County P&Z Reviews 3 Solar Projects

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Solar was the hot topic at Maricopa County’s November 5th Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, as three separate solar generating facility projects were on the agenda.  Each applicant, Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., Sun Streams Expansion, LLC, and Candela Renewables LLC was requesting major comprehensive plan amendments to change the land use designations in their proposed […]

200MW Solar Facility Proposed for Pinal County

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  Global energy storage developer, Invenergy, LLC is planning a new photovoltaic solar energy production facility on approximately 1,642 acres of private land north and south of Highway 287 just west of the Eleven Mile Corridor in Pinal County.  The developer, also noted in the project documents as SunDog Energy Center LLC, is requesting a […]

Gilbert Issues 3 RFQs for $237M WTP

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  The Town of Gilbert recently issued three Requests for Qualifications, one for architectural/engineering services, one for technical advisory services and the third for Construction Manager at Risk services for an alternative’s evaluation and construction of the North Water Treatment Plant.  According to the RFQs, the town is planning to build the 45-mgd […]

Tax Break Leading to Rate Cuts for Utilities

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Despite the sea of controversy surrounding last month’s revamp of the federal tax code, one benefit is on its way to Arizona utilities customers in the form of rate reductions. The relevant change is a cut in the corporate tax rate from 34 percent to 21 percent. Arizona […]