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Solar moratorium update draws renewed opposition and debate over prime farmland and viewsheds
Summary
Commissioners removed the solar moratorium from the table for an update: a company (Holocene Clean Energy) has expressed interest in brownfield solar sites, but recent public comments urged a complete ban and raised concerns about prime farmland and viewsheds. Commissioners said a planning commission hearing is likely in August.
Delaware County Commissioners reopened discussion July 7 on a temporary moratorium and proposed changes to the county's utility solar ordinance after receiving new public input and developer interest.
The matter matters because the moratorium and ordinance define where large utility scale solar projects can be sited, how farmland and environmental constraints are treated, and what protections landowners and neighbors can expect. The county faces competing public views: some residents called for an outright ban, while county staff and some commissioners described potential brownfield redevelopment opportunities.
Commissioner Brand updated the board on interest from Holocene Clean Energy, a company that has submitted letters of interest for multiple brownfield…
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