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Board denies special-use permit for proposed Dayton-area solar receiver after security, wildlife and county-impact concerns
Summary
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted to deny special use permit case 25-17 for a proposed 40-acre solar power facility near Avenue 73E and County 14½ Street North in Dayton, citing persistent questions from the military testing community, local opposition and county tax and school funding concerns.
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors denied special use permit case number 25-17 on Oct. 6, 2025, rejecting a proposed solar power facility on a 40-acre parcel near Avenue 73E and County 14½ Street North in Dayton after hearing technical briefings, written objections from Yuma Proving Ground and public opposition from local irrigation and recreation groups.
Staff and the applicant described the system as a small, 400-kilowatt solar receiver array on about 8 of the 40 acres, emphasizing that the design uses an insulated cavity receiver and hot-air conversion rather than the molten-salt, steam power blocks used at large commercial concentrating-solar facilities.
Planning staff noted the project had received an earlier special-use approval in 2021 but that approval lapsed because permit applications were not submitted within the two‑year window. The county’s planning commission recommended denial. In the Board…
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