Permitting industrial energy infrastructure is a complex legal process. Tap the categories below to understand the key government officials, developers, and utilities involved in the White Mountains.
Supervisor Davis represents District III, which includes the proposed project corridors. With deep roots in the community and a multi-generational ranching background, he intimately understands the landscape we are trying to protect.
Serving his sixth term on the Board, Supervisor Shirley is a former two-term President of the Navajo Nation. He brings extensive experience evaluating large-scale infrastructure and its impact on broad communities.
Supervisor Shepherd is a former member of the Navajo Nation Council and has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He maintains a strong focus on community sovereignty and his fiduciary duty to the county.
The Apache County Natural Resource Conservation District (ACNRCD) is a governmental agency with statutory authority over natural resource conservation. Their mandate includes protecting soil, water, and related environmental assets in the region.
The Planning and Zoning department is the first technical line of defense for the county. They are tasked with the difficult job of evaluating complex applications from multinational corporations.
Co-sponsors of HB 2267, these legislators have taken a critical stand for rural communities by defining industrial wind turbines located within four miles of a residence as a public nuisance.
The Town of Eagar has already gone on the formal record expressing significant concerns regarding industrial wind development in the corridor.
The Town of Saint johns has already gone on the formal record expressing significant support regarding industrial wind development in the corridor.
SRP is one of the state's largest utility corporations. While they are not the applicant, their massive procurement budgets instigate these projects as developers seek cheap land to secure power purchase agreements.
Similar to SRP, TEP's corporate demand for energy generation drives developers to push applications onto Apache County, forcing our local government to react to out-of-county purchasing pressures.
Repsol is a multinational energy and petrochemical company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. They are proposing the Lava Run project—a massive 500MW wind and 450MW solar installation.
Based in Portland, Oregon, and backed by the New Jersey private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP), Triple Oak is seeking to build the transmission infrastructure necessary to export power from the area.
Save Arizona White Mountains is committed to a factual, data-driven, and highly professional public advocacy process. When contacting any elected official, agency, or county staff member, we ask all community members to remain respectful, stick to the technical arguments regarding safety and fiscal impact, and remember that our strength lies in our organization and our data.