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Emery County planning commission denies Level 2 CUP for Horned Shadow battery, urges Level 3 review
Summary
The Emery County Planning Commission denied a Level 2 conditional use permit (CUP) for a proposed 300-megawatt, 4-hour battery energy storage system adjacent to the Horned Shadow solar project and recommended the county commission review the project as a Level 3 CUP with conditions on water, emergency response and decommissioning.
Emery County planners unanimously denied a Level 2 conditional use permit application from DESRI (Desirine Renewables) for a proposed Horned Shadow battery energy storage system and recommended county commissioners consider the project as a Level 3 review.
Representatives from DESRI — identified in the record as Emma and Joel — told the Planning Commission they seek a new CUP for a 300-megawatt, four-hour lithium-ion battery energy storage system (roughly 1,200 megawatt-hours of discharge capacity) adjacent to the operating Horned Shadow solar project. "We're here to talk a little bit about the Horned Shadow storage project, adjoining the Horned Shadow solar project," Emma said during the presentation. DESRI said the new request replaces an earlier allowance for 75 megawatts, and the larger system requires a different site footprint and new land agreements with…
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