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Planning commission reports year-end activity; county to refine battery storage rules
Summary
Saline County planning staff reported 2024 zoning work including a commercial solar resolution adopted by the commission and ongoing review of battery energy storage system (BESS) regulations after public comment. Commissioners were told BESS rules will return later this spring for review and coordination with the city.
Saline County planning staff on Feb. 4 reported 2024 activity that included adoption of commercial utility-scale solar provisions and continued work to craft rules for battery energy storage systems.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Tim Hamilton summarized the year’s work and said the planning commission spent much of 2024 drafting a resolution that established provisions for commercial solar farm installations; that resolution was approved by the County Commission in August. "The remainder of the year was spent reviewing and considering information on battery energy storage systems," Hamilton said, adding the planning…
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