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Commission enacts 48-month moratorium on commercial solar projects; seeks work session and legal review
Summary
After discussion of fire, environmental and emergency-response risks tied to large solar arrays and battery installations, the Bourbon County Commission adopted a four-year moratorium on commercial-scale solar projects and directed staff to schedule a work session and seek legal review of draft standards.
The Bourbon County Commission adopted a resolution enacting a temporary moratorium on commercial-scale solar energy projects at its Jan. 13 meeting and directed county staff to begin a work session process to develop technical standards and response requirements.
Commission discussion focused on public-safety and emergency-response concerns tied to large solar fields and associated battery-energy-storage systems. Commissioners and commenters cited a technical study about emissions and the high…
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