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Lyon County delays decision on 400 MW Winston FC solar project amid traffic, setback and review concerns
Summary
After hours of testimony and a divided record, Lyon County commissioners tabled a proposed 400 MW Winston FC solar planned unit development for up to 90 days to allow NDOT traffic-review comments and further public review; staff had recommended denial over major reductions to county setback rules and an incomplete NDOT traffic-impact review.
Lyon County commissioners on Jan. 5 continued a decision on a proposed 400-megawatt solar and battery project in Mason Valley after staff told the board key reviews remained incomplete and residents urged more study.
Senior planner Louis Scariola told the board the Winston FC Solar LLC plan would place about 780,000 photovoltaic panels, a battery energy storage system, an electrical substation and supporting infrastructure on roughly 2,374 acres. Staff recommended denial, saying the application sought major reductions from the county's solar setback rules — in places proposing 300-foot setbacks where county code sets a one-half-mile (2,640-foot) standard for arrays near residences or highways — and that Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) review of the project's traffic-impact study (TIS) was unresolved.
The project's applicant, represented by Scott Whittemore of Energy Project Solutions and Devin Muda of EDF Power Solutions, said the site is sited to take advantage of existing transmission corridors, has interconnection agreements with NV Energy and would…
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