What is the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee?
In 1971, the Arizona Legislature required that the Commission establish a power plant and line siting committee. The Committee provides a single, independent forum to evaluate applications to build power plants (of 100 megawatts or more) or transmission projects (of 115,000 volts or more) in the state. The Committee holds meetings and hearings that are open to the public. The Committee was created after the Legislature found that existing law did “not provide adequate opportunity for individuals, groups interested in conservation and the protection of the environment, local governments, and other public bodies to participate in timely fashion the decision to locate a specific major facility at a specific site.” (Historical Notes, Laws 1971, Ch.
