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PZ-039-25 — Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and ancillary equipment (Valley Farms Energy Center) in Pinal County, AZ

Rezoning of approximately 160 acres from General Rural to Industrial zoning to develop a Battery Energy Storage System facility (Valley Farms Energy Center) east of Coolidge in unincorporated Pinal County. This industrial energy infrastructure project will convert rural land to utility-scale battery storage.

Case number	PZ-039-25
Type	Rezoning
Location	Northwest corner of E Bartlett Road and N Clemans Road, east of Coolidge
County	Pinal County
Parcel / legal	Section 31, Township 05 South, Range 09 East, Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; tax parcel 202-35-0040
Acreage	160.0
Current zoning	General Rural (GR)
Requested zoning	Industrial (I-3)
Proposed use	Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and ancillary equipment (Valley Farms Energy Center)
Petitioner	Sean Lake of Pew & Lake PLC
Owner	Wuertz Gregory C & Loralee Fam Trust
Hearing	2026-05-21
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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