Credit: Greenstone Energy (Greenstone Capital)/Mohave County
By Roland Murphy | AZBEX
The Mohave County Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval for a solar overlay to enable a solar project of up to 200MW to move forward along Yucca Drive west of Continental Road near Griffith.
Owner/developer Greenstone Energy (Greenstone Capital) is developing the project through its affiliate Mysterious Island Development Co LLC. According to the Commission’s agenda packet, Mysterious Island Development is acting on behalf of Havasu Golden Valley, LLC and Western Progress Co.
The roughly 1,484-acre site is currently vacant. Surrounding land uses include another solar facility, a prison, industrial sites and more vacant land. The land is currently zoned for heavy industrial and agricultural residential with a 36-acre minimum lot size.
As required under Mohave County zoning regulations, Mysterious Island representatives scheduled a community meeting at the site on December 2nd of last year to discuss the project with residents and other concerned citizens and groups. No one attended.
