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Commissioners pause broad draft regulating alternative energy uses to study water, liability and hazards
Summary
Dickinson County planning staff introduced TXT 2602, a draft that would regulate commercial alternative-energy facilities (from solar to data centers and hydrogen). Commissioners asked for more data on water use, hazards and liability and voted to table the draft for 90 days for staff research and counsel input.
Dickinson County planning staff on Jan. 15 introduced TXT 2602, a broad draft framework to regulate commercial alternative-energy facilities and related uses, including solar, hydrogen, natural gas, battery energy storage, data centers, cryptocurrency mining, and other facilities that rely on or produce electrical energy. Commissioners agreed the topic requires additional study and voted to table the draft for 90 days so staff can assemble data and refine the proposed standards.
Tim, planning staff, told the…
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