Aerial site map of SRP's Copper Crossing Energy and Research Center in northern Florence, color-coded for three development phases: Phase 1 flexible gas turbines in blue, Phase 2 next-generation solar in yellow, and Phase 3 long-duration energy storage pilots in green.

Copper Crossing Battery Storage Land Use Change Wins Florence Approval

Nick Kanavati Jun 25, 2026

Florence’s Town Council unanimously approved a land use change advancing Salt River Project’s non-lithium battery research at…

Draft rendering of rows of white ESS iron flow battery units with orange storage tanks at a Copper Crossing battery storage site.

Florence Battery Storage Research Site Advances With Land Use Change

Nick Kanavati Jun 13, 2026

Two research projects at SRP’s Copper Crossing site would test non-lithium batteries that avoid the fire and…