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Carroll County deadlocks on amendments to solar energy code; public raises decommissioning and fire concerns
Summary
A proposed update to Chapter 158 addressing solar energy generating systems and energy storage devices failed to pass after a 2–2 vote; public commenters urged stronger decommissioning bonds, shorter abandonment timelines and ongoing fire updates.
Carroll County commissioners were unable to adopt proposed amendments to Chapter 158, the county’s solar energy code, after a tied 2–2 vote on Oct. 9. The draft changes would have incorporated state requirements for utility‑scale solar and added rules for energy storage systems.
County staff said the changes aim to align local code with the state’s Renewable Energy Certainty Act and to add a use category for energy storage devices, which state law requires jurisdictions to…
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