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Planning commission recommends Huntington Creek solar application be forwarded to county commissioners
Summary
An affiliate of Dural presented a proposal for a 240 MW solar array and 100 MW battery on private land; the Emery County Planning and Zoning Commission found the application complete and agreed to forward the level‑3 conditional‑use permit to the county commission for further review and public hearings.
Whitney Rubin, a community liaison for Dural (an independent power producer), told the Emery County Planning and Zoning Commission that the Huntington Creek Solar Project application seeks a level‑3 conditional‑use permit for a 240‑megawatt photovoltaic array and a 100‑megawatt battery. "This is a level 3 CUP ... It is for a 240 megawatt solar project and a 100 megawatt battery project," she said, adding the company anticipates a roughly 1,700‑acre solar footprint after exclusions and environmental design constraints.
Why it matters: at the scale Rubin described, the project would be one of the largest private solar developments proposed in the county. Commissioners said they needed to weigh visual…
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