PHOENIX - The Arizona Corporation Commission will convene a special open meeting at 9:30 a.m. on February 7 to review plans for the Southwest Valley Transmission Line proposed by Arizona Public Service (APS) and the Salt River Project (SRP). The 500 kilovolt (kV) power line will stretch approximately 37 miles from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station to a substation in the southwest valley community of Avondale, Arizona.

The Siting Committee recommendation contains 28 separate conditions designed to address environmental and aesthetic concerns as well as engineering aspects of the project.

The Arizona Corporation Commission meeting will begin with a discussion of petitions for review that were filed by intervenor Sol Berg and a joint petition filed by the Buckeye Water Conservation & Drainage District and Roosevelt Irrigation District. Oral argument and discussion of the petitions should last for about an hour and a half.

The Commission will also allow time for public comments following the oral argument. Public comment sessions are formal proceedings and, depending on the number of people wishing to comment, the Commissioners may limit the time each person is allowed to speak.

The Commissioners are expected to vote on the power line proposal before the meeting ends. They do, however, have the discretion to request additional time or convene another meeting.

Schedule: The meeting for oral argument, public comment and a possible decision on the Southwest Valley Transmission Line begins at 9:30 a.m. in the first floor hearing room of the Arizona Corporation Commission at 1200 West Washington in Phoenix.