Linn County extends solar projects moratorium to finalize new ordinance
CBS 2|Jacob Strom|Jun 26, 2023
On Monday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors extended its pause on new applications for major solar projects through September 30, 2023. The extension allows the board more time as it's working on a new ordinance to oversee utility-scale solar installations.
On Monday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors extended its pause on new applications for major solar projects through September 30, 2023. The extension allows the board more time as it's working on a new ordinance to oversee utility-scale solar installations.
On Monday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors extended its pause on new applications for major solar projects through September 30, 2023.
The extension allows the board more time as it's working on a new ordinance to oversee utility-scale solar installations, and board members don't want any new projects filed under the old ordinances still in place.
At a public hearing in May, people gave feedback on four areas to consider policy changes:
- Good neighbor practices
- Battery energy storage systems
- Life cycle costs
- Balancing agriculture and solar
County Planning and Development Director Charlie Nichols says he's expecting supervisors to be done discussing and completing what's necessary to change the policy by September 30, and that they might …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]On Monday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors extended its pause on new applications for major solar projects through September 30, 2023.
The extension allows the board more time as it's working on a new ordinance to oversee utility-scale solar installations, and board members don't want any new projects filed under the old ordinances still in place.
At a public hearing in May, people gave feedback on four areas to consider policy changes:
- Good neighbor practices
- Battery energy storage systems
- Life cycle costs
- Balancing agriculture and solar
County Planning and Development Director Charlie Nichols says he's expecting supervisors to be done discussing and completing what's necessary to change the policy by September 30, and that they might not even need the full three months to get the code written.
Any changes made wouldn't apply to the projects that have already been approved, such as the site near Coggon and two projects from NextEra near Palo's decommissioned Duane Arnold Energy Center Nuclear Plant.