Lyon County approves Winston Solar PUD after months of revisions, with road‑improvement commitments
After public testimony that split residents and supporters, Lyon County commissioners approved a tentative planned‑unit development for the 400‑megawatt Winston Solar Project with a reduced setback and conditions requiring traffic improvements and a landscape buffer.
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The Lyon County Board of Commissioners voted March 5 to tentatively approve a planned‑unit development for the Winston Solar Project, a proposed 400‑megawatt photovoltaic array with a battery energy storage system and supporting substations. Staff, the applicant and dozens of residents spent the morning and afternoon at a public hearing that exposed deep differences over visual impacts, traffic and wildlife.
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