https://stopbaccara.com Community research and updates opposing Project Baccara, a proposed 700 MW gas power plant near Surprise, AZ. Permit documents, published science, and public records. Everything cited and sourced. en-us surprisecommunitycoalition@gmail.com (Surprise Community Coalition) surprisecommunitycoalition@gmail.com (Surprise Community Coalition) https://stopbaccara.com/index.html#news https://stopbaccara.com/updates/2026-04-09-pz-approved Wed, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0700 The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the Military Compatibility Permit for Project Baccara on April 9, 2026. Community members reported that residents presenting data-driven concerns were given limited speaking time while supporters spoke at length without providing data. The Board of Supervisors, which holds final decision authority, will vote on May 6, 2026. This is the same Board that unanimously denied the $3.2 billion BNSF logistics project near Surprise in November 2025. Contact your Supervisor at stopbaccara.com. https://stopbaccara.com/heat.html https://stopbaccara.com/heat.html Sun, 06 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0700 Seven months of actual APS bills show how ambient temperature drives the demand charge on a Time-of-Use plan. From June to July, average temperature rose 7 degrees and the peak demand charge more than doubled. APS's own rate case filing, submitted to the Arizona Corporation Commission in June 2025, identifies the cause. Takanock told ABC15 something different. No thermal impact assessment exists in the permit record. The city of Surprise asked for one. Read the full analysis at stopbaccara.com/heat.html https://stopbaccara.com/noise.html https://stopbaccara.com/noise.html Sat, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0700 Simple-cycle combustion turbines are the loudest class of gas-fired power plant. No noise study exists in the Baccara permit record. The city of Surprise formally requested one. No regulatory body required it. This article describes what the published record shows about unmitigated turbine noise, startup events, low-frequency sound, and what the gap in the record means for nearby residents. Read the full analysis at stopbaccara.com/noise.html https://stopbaccara.com/permit-analysis.html https://stopbaccara.com/permit-analysis.html Fri, 04 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0700 The draft permit holds Takanock's NOx emissions at 89.9 tons per year, 10 percent below the major source threshold. A resident review of the permit documents found that propane use at 20 percent of operations pushes total NOx to 100.7 tons, above the trigger. The margin is 11.6 tons. The arithmetic is from Takanock's own permit tables. Read the full analysis at stopbaccara.com/permit-analysis.html