By Jeff Chew | InMaricopa
The company proposing a solar farm on nearly 1,100 acres in Hidden Valley anticipates going online in mid- to late 2029, a representative said Wednesday.
Jordan R. Rose, an attorney with Rose Law Group in Scottsdale who represents Copia Power, the company that will own and operate the green-energy facility, said the project in the vicinity of Hidden Valley and Val Vista Roads works for the location.
“We believe the project fits well in the area in that it has a very low impact on the surroundings – virtually no traffic or water use,” Rose told InMaricopa yesterday.
The facility would generate enough clean energy to power 95,000 homes, he said.
Rose could not pinpoint how much Copia Power will invest in the project, but he said, “$500 million is typically invested to construct a 200-megawatt solar generation facility.”
The project is going through the first steps of development with Pinal County planners.
The solar farm project proposed by Phoenix developer Sawtooth Development Co. on behalf of Hidden Valley Ranch Partners is in the early Pinal County planning stages, seeking a “major comprehensive plan amendment” to change the land use allowed on the acreage from low-density residential to green energy production. County planners and leaders only consider such amendments once a year.
