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SRP ramps up dam releases and Tempe Town Lake closes to boating

Plus, SRP's board weighs a data center pause and the Cardinals pick Gardner Minshew

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SRP raised dam releases to 54,000 cubic feet per second, and Tempe Town Lake is closed to boating

SRP's releases grew from 20,000 to 54,000 cubic feet per second

Sources: AZ Family, yourvalley.net

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Earlier release20,000 cfs
Increased release54,000 cfs

If you cross the Salt River bed or planned a paddle on , heads up. Salt River Project raised its releases from Bartlett and Stewart Mountain dams to 54,000 (403,000 gallons per second) as storms keep hitting the Salt and Verde watersheds. Several roads built in the riverbed in the East and West Valley will close.

Tempe closed Tempe Town Lake to all on-water recreation until further notice, including paddle boating, kayaking, rowing and sailing. Parks around the lake stay open, and fishing is still allowed. We suggest watching for road-closure signs near the riverbed.

  • Releases: expected to last several days
  • Verde inflows: October and November likely highest since 1972
  • Verde inflows: about eight times the average

A National Weather Service flood warning for Maricopa County stays in effect until the afternoon of Nov. 7. Gov. Katie Hobbs declared a state of emergency Nov. 2 after storms that claimed two lives.

The releases and closures have built since Nov. 1

  1. Nov. 1 releases about 20,000 from Bartlett and Stewart Mountain dams.
  2. Nov. 1Tempe closes to on-water recreation until further notice.
  3. Nov. 1SRP increases the releases to 54,000 cubic feet per second.
  4. Nov. 2Gov. Hobbs declares a state of emergency.
  5. Nov. 2Larger releases are expected to reach the Valley by 6 p.m.
  6. Nov. 7The flood warning for Maricopa County remains in effect until the afternoon.

Sources: AZ Family, KTAR News 92.3 FM, yourvalley.net, 12News, azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

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SRP's board weighs a data center pause, but its lawyer says state law likely stands in the way

If you get power from , whose territory includes parts of Mesa, Tempe and Chandler, the board talked data centers Monday. Members asked utility staff about curtailing new data center interconnection agreements, amid concerns that residential customers may end up subsidizing the AI boom. Director Krista O'Brien said she'd heard SRP plans to grow by 4,700 megawatts by 2035, with 3,000 of those going to data centers. Chief legal executive Michael O'Connor said that seemed plausible.

“I find it very hard to believe that we are not shifting costs to other customer classes.”

Ken Clark, SRP board member for the sixth division

Data centers could take 3,000 of SRP's 4,700 megawatts of planned growth

3,000 MWMW of planned growth by 2035 that could be data centers

Source: KJZZ

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MW of planned growth by 2035 that could be data centers3,000 MW

O'Connor said a moratorium is unlikely to pass because state law says SRP must serve any eligible customer. John Tucker, SRP's director of financial strategy, said SRP collects costs tied to 80% of a data center's peak demand up front, and that data centers pay more than it costs to serve them.

80%of a data center's peak-demand costs SRP collects up front

KJZZ reports that's an industry-leading level of developer collateral.

Source: KJZZ

  • Infrastructure bills to data centers: "nine-figure," Tucker said
  • Water supply: little public discussion before executive session
  • Board then met in executive session on the item

On a lighter SRP note, a great horned owl returned to the wild at a Mesa park, released by the SRP worker who saved her weeks earlier.

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Cardinals

Gardner Minshew is the Cardinals' starting quarterback, coach Mike LaFleur said Monday, after he led a 14-point comeback in a 33-30 overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys. He finished with 188 yards passing and three touchdowns. Rookie Carson Beck moves into the backup role over Jacoby Brissett. AZ FamilyArizona Sports

ASU football

Arizona State will keep freshman Jake Fette as its starting quarterback while Mikey Keene works back from a knee injury, coach Kenny Dillingham said Monday. "I think he's earned it," Dillingham said. Arizona Sports

Queen Creek

"Cheap water is over," Queen Creek Utilities Director Mark Skocypec said at a recent town meeting, as the town debates a new water resource fee. KJZZ reported Monday that the plan would buy water from the Harquahala Valley, pump it out of the ground and move it by canal to the town. KJZZ

Home prices

ZIP code 85012, along Central Avenue from Thomas Road north to Glendale Avenue, posted the biggest price jump: 44.2% to a median of $724,500 for the year ended Sept. 30. The Valley's median home price was flat at $450,000 in September, compared to a year ago. Copper Courier

ZIP code 85012's median price ran well above the Valley's

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85012, year to Sept. 30$724.5K
Valley, September$450K

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SRP ramps up dam releases and Tempe Town Lake closes to boating

Plus, SRP's board weighs a data center pause and the Cardinals pick Gardner Minshew

The TLDR

  1. SRP raises dam releases to 54,000 cfs and Tempe Town Lake closes to boating
  2. SRP's board weighs a data center pause, but its lawyer cites state law
  3. Gardner Minshew is the Cardinals' starting QB after a 33-30 overtime win
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