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Maricopa planning commission recommends approval of Ranger Energy 100 MW battery project after fire-safety assurances
Summary
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of MCP250005, a 100-megawatt battery energy storage facility in the Surprise area, after the applicant and fire authority described safety measures, a 500-foot residential setback and an annexation by the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority.
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Oct. 9 to recommend approval of MCP250005, the Ranger Energy Center, a proposed 100-megawatt battery energy storage facility on a Rural-43 (MAMF) parcel at the northeast corner of Happy Valley Road and 190th Avenue in the Surprise area.
The project proposer, represented by attorney Ben Graff of Quarles & Brady for National Renewable Solutions, told the commission the site would include 168 standalone battery enclosures and a 0.6-acre substation and that the design places battery enclosures 100 feet from property boundaries and 500 feet from nearby residences. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions A through G and an updated Condition D-9 in a memo dated Oct. 9.
The commission’s recommendation followed public comments from nearby residents Pete Peterson and Judy Ray, who live adjacent to the parcel and raised safety, evacuation, water-supply and groundwater contamination concerns. “What contingencies do they have when this thing goes up to be able to give us a place to live and stay for days…
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