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PZ-009-26 — Utility scale solar generation facility, substation, and battery energy storage system (BESS) in Pinal County, AZ

Eloy Valley Energy Center III seeks rezoning of approximately 1,263 acres from General Rural to Industrial (I-3) zoning to develop a utility-scale solar generation facility with battery energy storage system and substation south of the City of Eloy. The project affects a large unincorporated area in Pinal County currently zoned for rural use.

Case number	PZ-009-26
Type	Rezoning
Location	Between E Green Reservoir Road and E Pretzer Road and between S Eleven Mile Corner Road and S La Palma Road, south of the City of Eloy in unincorporated Pinal County, Arizona
County	Pinal County
Parcel / legal	Portions of Sections 17, 19, 20, Township 09 S, Range 08 E of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; tax parcels: 411-34-0020, 411-36-001A, 411-36-002B, 411-35-001D, 411-35-001B, 411-35-0020, 411-35-0030, 411-35-0040
Acreage	1263.1
Current zoning	General Rural Zone (GR)
Requested zoning	Industrial Zoning District (I-3)
Proposed use	Utility scale solar generation facility, substation, and battery energy storage system (BESS)
Petitioner	Sean Lake, of Pew & Lake, PLC
Owner	Donley Family Trust and John Patrick & Melinda Donley Trust
Hearing	2026-07-16
Hearing body	Pinal County Planning & Zoning
Record	First seen on an agenda; not a decision

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First seen — 2026-09-28: First seen on a Pinal County Planning & Zoning agenda · Pinal County Planning & Zoning

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