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Emery County approves Pacific CorpClaussen 1 solar and battery-storage conditional use permit after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with farmers, ranchers and local officials raising concerns about water lines, cattle access, dust, wildlife and batteries, Emery County commissioners approved Pacific Corp's Claussen 1 128 MW solar and battery project conditional use permit; Jensen voted no.
Emery County commissioners voted Sept. 16 to approve a level-3 conditional use permit for Pacific Corp's Claussen 1 solar power and battery energy storage project after a lengthy public hearing that drew farmers, ranchers and county staff.
Presenters said the project would have a photovoltaic capacity of 128 megawatts sited on Pacific Corp-owned property of roughly 1,800 acres, with about 64% (~1,170 acres) potentially used for panels, inverters, roads, a collector substation and a battery energy storage system. "It's a 128 megawatt capacity," said Spencer Martin of Martin and Nicholson Environmental Consulting during the presentation. Project materials described a roughly 3-mile transmission line tying the site to the Emery Substation near the Hunter Power Plant; applicants said two routing options are under consideration, one crossing mostly Pacific-owned land and an alternative that would require a short…
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