CEC Information
Certificate of Environmental Capability
A Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) from the Arizona Corporation Commission, and Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee (Line Siting Committee), is required to construct the Selma Energy Center Interconnection Project. NextEra Energy Resouces has filed its CEC application with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) on September 4, 2024. The CEC application will include environmental studies evaluating the proposed Interconnection Project. The Line Siting Committee will hold a hearing on the Selma Energy Center Interconnection Project on Oct. 21-25, 2024. View Map. The Docket Number for the CEC application is L-21324A-24-0210-00237.
CEC Hearing
A public hearing will be held before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee (Committee) regarding the Application of Selma Energy Cetner, LLC, for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility to authorize construction of the Selma Energy Center Interconnection Project.
The Interconnection Project will consist of building a new approximately 2.3 to 2.9-mile-long, 230-kilovolt alternating current generation intertie transmission line. The Project is designed to connect the proposed Selma Energy Center, an up to 150-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic facility with an up to 150-MW battery storage system, to the existing Salt River Project Vah Ki Substation. The Project will be located in the City of Coolidge and unincorporated Pinal County.
The hearing will be held at the Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort located at 12684 West Gila Bend Highway, Casa Grande, AZ 85193. The hearing will begin on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at 1 p.m. and will continue, as necessary, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 beginning at 9 a.m. each day through the completion of the hearing. If any revisions to the hearing schedule are required, the will be noticed on this website and on the Arizona Corporation Commission website.
Public comment will be taken in a special evening session on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 beginning at 5:30 p.m. via telephone, zoom, or in person at the Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort located at 12684 West Gila Bend Highway, Casa Grande, AZ 85193. Public comment may be taken at the beginning of each hearing day, or at other times during the hearing, at the discretion of the Committee Chairman.
The public has the option to watch the hearing online or listen to the hearing via telephone. The public also has the option to watch the public comment session or participate in the public comment session. All hearing link information is provided below.
Maps of the Interconnection Project and detailed information about the Interconnection Project facilities are contained in the CEC Application, which is available to view and download above and available for inspection at the following locations:
- Arizona Corporation Commission Docket Control Center, Phoenix Office, 1200 West Washington Street, Suite 108, Phoenix, AZ 85007
- Eloy Public Library, 1000 North Main Street, Eloy, AZ 85131
- Coolidge Public Library, 160 West Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ 85128
Hearing Dates
Selma Energy Center Interconnection Project CEC Hearing before the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee.
Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.
Oct. 22 – 25 at 9 a.m.
Watch the live feed of the CEC Hearing here.
Selma CECE Hearing- First Day
Selma CEC Hearing- Comment Period
Selma CEC Hearing- Second Day
Public Comment Session
Selma Energy Cetner Interconnection Project CEC Hearing Public Comment Session on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m.
To VIEW the public comment session (and NOT PARTICIPATE), watch here.
To PARTICIPATE in the public comment session:
Meeting ID: 873 7384 1385
Passcode: None
Call In Number: +1 669 444 9171