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Commission tables decision on 300 MW Horn Shadow battery storage after developer presentation and public questions
Summary
Desiree presented plans to add a 300‑megawatt lithium‑ion battery storage facility adjacent to the operational Horn Shadow solar project; commissioners asked about fire risk, decommissioning, taxes and incentives and decided to table the conditional use permit to gather more information.
Representatives from Desiree, the developer behind the Horn Shadow Solar project, presented plans to add a 300‑megawatt lithium‑ion battery energy storage system (BESS) adjacent to the operating Horn Shadow solar site east of Castle Dale.
Joel Puritz and Emma Cripps said the proposed BESS would occupy roughly 21 acres (about 15 acres fenced for battery equipment and about 6 acres for collection routing) and share the existing interconnection at the Emory substation. Cripps said the battery was included in the solar approval from March 2023 but had…
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