Hunt County denies road-frontage variances for planned substations tied to solar projects

May 26, 2026

Commissioners denied two road-frontage/flag-lot variance requests for switching-station parcels tied to proposed Bay Energy solar projects in Precincts 1 and 4, citing insufficient frontage, incomplete documentation (Encore absent) and outstanding concerns about access, decommissioning and fire-code and floodplain details.

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Hunt County commissioners voted May 26 to deny two road-frontage and flag-lot variance requests connected to proposed solar projects and switching-station parcels introduced by Bay Energy representatives.

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