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Planning commission backs updated solar regulations, allows on-site battery storage under NFPA standards and sets 1,000-acre project cap
Summary
After extensive public comment, the Shawnee County Planning Commission voted 5–1 to recommend updated solar energy conversion system regulations to the Board of County Commissioners; the recommendation allows battery energy storage systems as part of solar projects if installed pursuant to the most recent NFPA standard, strengthens decommissioning and fire-plan requirements, and sets a 1,000-acre project cap (with variance/waiver provisions).
The Shawnee County Planning Commission voted 5–1 on Feb. 1 to recommend updated solar energy conversion system regulations to the Board of County Commissioners, including three substantive changes: allowing battery energy storage as part of a solar project when installed to the most current National Fire Protection Association standard referenced in the draft, strengthening decommissioning and fire-plan requirements to ensure consistency with applicable laws and industry standards, and setting a maximum project-size cap of 1,000 acres (a change from prior lower caps discussed by the commission).
Joanie (planning staff) presented the revised draft and said staff had copied definitions from a prior moratorium resolution,…
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