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Saline County planning commission begins drafting unified siting standards for solar, battery storage, data centers, modular nuclear and hydrogen facilities
Summary
Commissioners reviewed TXT26-01, a proposed unified ordinance to consolidate existing energy-related rules into a single document with section-specific standards, require conditional use permits for commercial facilities, require applicant responsibility for infrastructure and decommissioning, and schedule continued public drafting and review.
The Saline County Planning Commission began formal consideration of TXT26-01, a proposed unified ordinance that would consolidate duplicate provisions from several existing energy-related ordinances and establish uniform siting, operational, environmental and public-safety standards for commercial-scale solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), data centers, modular nuclear facilities and hydrogen-powered facilities in the unincorporated county.
A presenter described section one as the repository for general provisions (purpose, authority and definitions) and said subsequent sections will address…
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