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Commission to consider solar settlement amendments that would allow two projects with safety and compensation terms
Summary
The commission reported mediation outcomes with two solar developers: pre-construction payments of $100,000 per developer, annual pilot payments tied to megawatts, and new development-agreement requirements for battery storage setbacks, emergency response planning and NFPA/NE code compliance; draft resolutions will come to the next meeting.
The Bourbon County Commission announced that mediation with two solar developers produced a proposed political settlement the board will vote on next week. The planned amendments would exempt the two developers from current moratorium provisions, modify development agreements to add battery storage setbacks, and require developers to provide emergency response training and planning in coordination with local emergency personnel.
Under the draft contribution agreements described at the meeting, each developer would make a pre-construction payment of $100,000 to Bourbon County and then pay annual contributions calculated at $200 per megawatt up to an 800 megawatt cap per developer — a potential county revenue stream of roughly $320,000 per developer per year if the full capacity is reached. Agreements also include reimbursement of county attorney fees related to the dispute.
Chair said counsel will circulate the draft resolutions and amendments to the development agreement to the clerk and commissioners in advance of the next meeting so members and the public can review the documents before the vote.
