by Melissa | Feb 6, 2016 | Environment
SunZia fights requirement for transmission line to Pinal Casa Grande Dispatch The group in charge of a proposed $2 billion transmission line that would carry electricity generated by wind and solar in New Mexico to Pinal County is fighting against a requirement to...
by Melissa | Feb 6, 2016 | Environment
APS plans new solar plant near Red Rock By Mark Cowling | Casa Grande Dispatch Arizona Public Service Co. plans to build and operate a new solar plant in southern Pinal County. The Pinal County Planning and Zoning Commission has voted to recommend approval of a...
by Melissa | Jan 28, 2016 | Environment, Government
Arizona water reps aware of Pinal gripes Nobody from county on council Casa Grande Dispatch Arizona Department of Water Resources representatives say concerns about a lack of representation from Pinal County on Gov. Doug Ducey’s Water Augmentation Council are not...
by Melissa | Jan 25, 2016 | Environment
Immediate water supply looks OK Question now: How do we secure the future? By Susan Randall | Casa Grande Dispatch The biggest water challenge today is the 15-year drought, its effect on the water supply and uncertainty about how long it will last. “In my opinion, we...
by Melissa | Jan 25, 2016 | Environment
Power surge: Area solar panel installations booming By Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch The number of solar panel installations in Casa Grande jumped significantly in 2015, according to Arizona Public Service Co. The electricity provider tracked 276 installations...
by Melissa | Nov 30, 2015 | Environment, Florence
Largest solar installation in Pinal coming to Florence By Mark Cowling | Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune “This town has more cows than people” has long been a common observation of certain Midwestern locales. Substitute solar panels for cattle and you could be...