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Panel advances bill to bring non‑thermal energy sources under line‑siting statute
Summary
Lawmakers voted to pass Senate Bill 15‑38, updating Arizona law to include non‑thermal large‑scale generators (solar, wind, batteries) in line‑siting review and raising the nameplate threshold from 100 MW to 200 MW; supporters argued the change modernizes a 1971 statute, opponents warned it would add cost and delay to renewable projects.
Senate Bill 15‑38 cleared committee after a drawn-out exchange between the sponsor, industry witnesses and skeptical members.
Sponsor Senator Frank Carroll said the bill updates an older statute so that non‑thermal generators such as utility‑scale solar, wind and battery storage are treated the same as thermal plants in line‑siting reviews before…
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