The Valley’s two major utility companies aren’t yet taking a stance on proposed legislation that would bar any wind farm within a six-mile distance of anyone else’s property without …
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The Valley’s two major utility companies aren’t yet taking a stance on proposed legislation that would bar any wind farm within a six-mile distance of anyone else’s property without that person’s consent.
The legislation — House Bill 2223 — would require county supervisors to first hold a public hearing and mandate that any approved development have sufficient financial bonds to assure that any traces from the turbine are cleaned up once the turbines are no longer functional.
And if approved and signed into law, it actually would put a halt to many projects in the works. As crafted by Rep. David Marshall, restrictions would be retroactive to Jan. 1.
Both Arizona Public Service Co. and Salt River Project said in separate statements they did not have a position on the matter.
But SRP said it had “concerns” over possible new processes within the proposed bill.
“While SRP has not yet taken a position on House Bill 2223, we have concerns about new processes that could impact SRP’s ability to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to its customers,” the SRP statement read.
Brent Ruffner
Lead News Reporter | Phoenix Independent
Journalism has fascinated Brent Ruffner since junior high school.
Since 2001, his stories have been published in newspapers from the Albuquerque to the Arizona and he has always had a knack for making sure his facts are right and his words are to the point.
Growing up, Brent watched as sports reporters covered his beloved Phoenix Suns, a team he followed since Charles Barkley first arrived in Phoenix via trade in 1992. Sports reporting was a dream back then.
But after gaining some writing experience, Brent found a love for news instead of covering different types of sports. In 2008, he moved to New Mexico and covered crime, schools and city beats all while holding elected officials accountable.
He covered stories that ranged from a DEA drug bust gone bad to an award-winning story on school lunches.
In Arizona, Brent was a freelance writer who covered everything from the importance of citrus in the state to Esteban owning a store in downtown Prescott.
Brent is a 2007 graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.
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