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Council hears Silicon Ranch expansion pitch as solar-overlay zoning passes amid local concern
Summary
Silicon Ranch requested approval for a 50-MW expansion; council approved a related 1,003-acre solar-overlay zoning ordinance on third reading despite vocal opposition citing construction impacts and lack of local contractor use.
A Silicon Ranch representative described a planned 50-megawatt expansion and asked council Dec. 10 to approve a zoning permit so construction could proceed from an adjacent site.
Luke Wilkinson, senior vice president for project development at Silicon Ranch, told council the company would invest more than $60 million in the expansion, contribute over $20 million in new taxes over the project's life, and create more than 400…
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