Phillips County amends solar moratorium to exempt small battery systems (transcript threshold unclear)

Oct 20, 2025

The commissioners unanimously amended Resolution 2025-09-30-01, which pauses processing utility-scale solar and battery storage applications through March 30, 2026, to add an exemption for small battery systems; the transcript records an unclear threshold as “ZS‑megawatt hour.”

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The Phillips County Commissioners voted on Oct. 20 to amend Resolution 2025-09-30-01, which places a moratorium on processing applications for utility-scale solar energy systems and battery energy storage systems in unincorporated Phillips County through March 30, 2026. The amendment adds a carve-out in Section 2 exempting certain battery systems from the moratorium.

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