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A relocated gas power plant in Mohave County fuels further unrest, financial suspicion
MOHAVE VALLEY — A gas-fired power plant project that was ejected from its proposed location in Fort Mohave by neighbors concerned about impacts is facing similar backlash from residents close to its new planned site in nearby Mohave Valley. That community now also suspects potential financial incentives for insider individuals.
$55M in federal funding to help southern Arizona co-ops store power
Arizona electric cooperatives including Trico in Pima County and co-ops in Cochise and Mohave counties on Tuesday celebrated $55.2 million in federal loan funding to support three battery energy-storage projects. Sierra Southwest Cooperatives Inc., which develops energy resources for Arizona’s nonprofit electric co-ops, announced Tuesday that it was awarded $55.2...
July 1st will be hot, but it's the coolest day of the week ahead!
Temperatures will hit highs slightly above normal on this Monday as we mark the first day of July, 2024...and it's about to warm way up later this week. High pressure will raise our temperatures to about 10 degrees above average mid-week with highs around 113, 114 degrees in Las Vegas. That's why the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning that goes into effect Wednesday and stays with us through next Monday. This advisory impacts portions of Clark, Nye, Esmeralda and Mohave Counties.
In sunny Arizona, a relocated gas plant ignites questions over who profits and who pays
MOHAVE VALLEY – At the corner of King Street and Aquarius Drive, on a dilapidated structure used for farmworker housing, a piece of a particle-board sign patches up a hole in one window where an air conditioning unit likely used to be. What’s left spells out the words “Energy Efficient.” This building nestled...
Don't want a methane plant nearby? Tough. This is Arizona, and you have no say
Since 1971, the Arizona Corporation Commission’s Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee has reviewed large new methane gas facilities to ensure those projects meet environmental standards. Thanks to a recent decision by the Corporation Commission, these reviews have now been severely limited. Electric utilities could now build large methane gas facilities in your neighborhood...
Mohave County political candidates answer community questions at Havasu election forum
LAKE HAVASU CITY — Lake Havasu City residents had the opportunity to hear from those running for local elected positions Wednesday evening. The Lake Havasu Area Chamber of Commerce, Today’s News-Herald and KNTR radio station sponsored an election forum. The event was held at the Lake Havasu High School Performing Arts Center with Brandon Bowers, editor of Today’s News-Herald, and Paul Lavoie with KNTR radio station.
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