SRP gets go-ahead for key transmission facility, lines in Laveen area

Salt River Project is able to move ahead on its South Mountain Transmission Project now that the Arizona Corporation Commission has approved it.

BY JEFF GIFFORD/PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL

Jan 18, 2025, 5:45 AM

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Salt River Project is able to move ahead on its South Mountain Transmission Project now that the Arizona Corporation Commission has approved it.

The ACC voted Jan. 15 to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for the project, which will support growth and development in the Laveen area along the Loop 202. The area could see development such as retail, hospitals, hotels and resorts, residential areas and an industrial and technology park.

“The South Mountain Transmission project represents an important milestone for the Laveen community, and we appreciate the consideration of the ACC to approve this plan,” said Rick Hernandez, Power System Program Manager for SRP, in a statement. “The project will help SRP support the Valley’s economic and residential growth with affordable, reliable and sustainable power.”

The SMT Project envisions a new 500/230/69-kilovolt substation in Laveen, two sets of approximately four to five miles of new overhead double-circuit 230 kV transmission lines, and a half-mile of two new overhead 500 kV transmission lines.

The decision comes months after SRP announced it was launching a series of open houses and other efforts to get public feedback on the project and its proposed routes for transmission lines.

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