Legally lost Battery storage (BESS)
National dataset
APS McMicken BESS Facility
Peoria & Surprise (Maricopa County), AZ
Source status: Catastrophic Explosion Case Study (2019 Deflagration)
Action hub
The organizing hub for this fight.
Key issues
Severe explosion injuring 4 firefighters; benchmark case for BESS toxic gas hazards
Mobilization strategy
National safety metric benchmark used in local zoning hearing oppositions
Officials & contacts
Maricopa County First Responder Coalition
Nearby projects
No other tracked projects were found within ~25 miles.
Record created 2026-09-25T05:46:23+00 · last updated 2026-09-25T05:46:23+00