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Saline County commissioners deny conditional use permit for proposed battery storage project
Summary
After hours of public testimony citing safety, missing technical documents and emergency-response concerns, the Saline County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 to deny a conditional use permit for Mountain Peak Energy/Plus Power’s proposed battery energy storage facility, overturning a unanimous Planning Commission approval.
The Saline County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 on Jan. 6 to deny a conditional use permit application (CUP 25-09) for Mountain Peak Energy/Plus Power to build a 40-acre battery energy storage system in unincorporated Saline County.
The vote overturned an earlier unanimous approval by the county Planning Commission and followed more than an hour of public comment from neighbors, technical experts and economic-development representatives. Tim Hamilton, Saline County planning and zoning director, told the board that petition documentation represented roughly 80 parcels, about 3,896 acres—approximately 31% of the two-mile notification area—and that a four-fifths vote was required to overturn the Planning Commission.
Supporters said the project could support future economic attraction. Mitch Robinson, executive director of the county’s economic development organization, said staff and commissioners had worked with the company…
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