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County Council approves zoning overlay for 50 MW Silicon Ranch solar expansion
Summary
Georgetown County Council on Nov. 12 approved ordinance 24-40, creating a solar facility overlay on a ~1,003.79-acre tract to allow a 50 MW phase of a larger Silicon Ranch project; vote was 5–2 following staff presentation about wetlands protections, a decommissioning plan and an MOU committing local investment and reporting.
Georgetown County Council voted 5–2 on Nov. 12 to approve ordinance 24-40, establishing a solar-energy overlay district on roughly 1,003.79 acres on Wildhorse Road to permit a 50-megawatt expansion proposed by Nashville-based Silicon Ranch.
Staff described the project as an overlay zoning request for a Santee Timberlands tract, saying the applicant plans to develop about 423 acres (approximately 42% of the site) with freestanding photovoltaic panels while leaving wetlands, flood-zone…
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