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Planning commission approves utility-scale solar project permit, extends approval window to 2030
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit for a utility-scale photovoltaic and battery storage project in the Alberta/Goshen Valley area and granted the applicant an initial extension so the approval expires in 2030 to allow time for interconnection and financing work.
The Utah County Planning Commission on Oct. 21 approved a conditional use permit for a proposed utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system in the Alberta/Goshen Valley area, and also granted the applicant an extension that sets the permit expiration at 2030.
Planning staff said the application covers roughly 4,300 acres of included parcels and an anticipated development footprint of about 3,200 acres across 29 parcels. The project includes photovoltaic arrays, a 100-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) and an operations/maintenance facility. Staff flagged one parcel that falls in a mining-grazing zone while most of the project parcels sit in the Goshen Valley…
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