Arizona utility, APS said it received notice from Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC that it is terminating the long-term purchase power agreement the two companies signed in May 2009.
APS said that after the major subcontractor agreements were
negotiated, the size and the final risk profile of the engineering,
procurement and construction contract, among other factors, were the
reasons Lockheed Martin decided not to go forward. Lockheed Martin was
the engineering, procurement and construction firm that partnered with
Starwood to develop the project.
This ends plans for Starwood Solar I, the 290-megawatts (MW) concentrating solar plant (CSP), which was to be located in the Harquahala Valley, 75 miles west of Phoenix.
"APS remains committed to solar energy and we intend to aggressively respond to this development as we stay on track with our plans to increase the amount of renewable energy we provide to customers," said Don Robinson, President of APS.
Starwood Solar I was the second large-scale solar project announced by APS in the last 19 months. The first, Solana, continues to move forward. Financing for the 280-MW CSP plant is likely to be announced in the first half of 2010, APS said. Solana will be built 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, near Gila Bend, Ariz.
APS said it expects to announce before the end of the year the results of two current solicitations for renewable energy: one for small-scale generation projects and one for distributed generation.
With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW).
Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) told Dow Jones this week that it plans to build up to 500 MW of solar power on 4,000 acres near Phoenix.
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