Community Outreach

Summer 2022

Plus Power plans initatiated communications with key stakeholders including Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department, community members, local renewable energy advocates and policy makers to introduce the project.

July 29-Sept. 1, 2022

Generation Tie-In Line
Virtual Open House
Comments Welcome

November 2, 2022 - 6:00 p.m. PST

Town of Gilbert Planning Commission Review of the Special Use Permit Application for Superstition Energy Storage Project

November 9 , 2022 - 10:00 a.m. MST

Hearing Before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee: Consideration of an Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for the Superstition Generation Intertie Project
Hilton Garden Inn, Tempe
86 South Rockford Drive
Tempe AZ, 85281

Click Here to Watch Hearing on Vimeo

Click Here to Watch Public Comment Vimeo

November 10, 2022 - 9:00 a.m. MST

Continuation - Hearing Before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee: Consideration of an Application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for the Superstition Generation Intertie Project
Hilton Garden Inn, Tempe
86 South Rockford Drive
Tempe AZ, 85281

January 23, 2023

Approval of Docket No. L-21209A-22-0255-00210, Case 210 & Issuance of CEC Permit

April 5, 2023

Town of Gilbert Design Review Board - Consideration and Potential Approval of Superstition Site Plan

  • Time: 5:00 p.m. AZST

  • Location: Municipal Building I - Council Chambers, 50 East Civic Center Drive, Gilbert, Arizona 85296

Fall 2023

Construction Start

June 2024

Commercial Operation Date

 

Local Outreach

Plus Power began developing Superstition in 2018 with a focus on meeting the needs of the Arizona grid and the customers it serves. We have been committed to working with the Gilbert community and keeping the Town involved.

As part of the overall Superstition Energy Storage project, an approximately 500-foot-long (0.10 mile) power line was constructed in Gilbert, Arizona. The power line connects the Superstition Energy Storage project to the existing regional electrical grid via the immediately adjacent existing Corbell Substation. Plus Power held a virtual open house at www.superstitionopenhouse.com to educate the community about the project.

AZ State Permitting Process

Approval to construct a generation tie line for the proposed project was granted from the Arizona Corporation Commission and Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee via a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC). 

The project went before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee on November 9 and 10, 2022 as Case Number 210. The case was recommended for approval on November 10, 2022, and the Certificate of Environmental Compatibility was approved by the ACC on January 23, 2023.

  • A Pre-Hearing Conference was held between project representatives and the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee at 2:00 p.m. on October 31, 2022. Read the publicly available transcript from the meeting by clicking the link here.

  • A Pre-Filing Conference was held between project representatives and the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee at 1:00 pm on September 16, 2022. Read the publicly available transcript from the meeting by clicking the link here.

Community Benefits

The Superstition Energy Storage facility will continue to be a good neighbor and a valuable asset to the surrounding community for decades to come. The project provides necessary capacity to the region with no air polluting emissions. As a static facility with insignificant traffic and minimal municipal services, the Superstition facility has little impact on neighbors. Significant project benefits to the community include:

  • High-paying construction jobs

  • Enhanced resiliency from a new, state-of-the-art power resource  

  • Expanded property tax base for the local district