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Palo Alto County supervisors update Farm Bureau on draft solar, wind and battery-storage ordinances
Summary
Chair Linus Solberg told Farm Bureau members on Feb. 5 that the county is working on ordinances covering solar, wind and battery storage systems; no formal action was taken at the meeting.
On Feb. 5, 2026, the Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors met with Farm Bureau representatives in Emmetsburg, where Chair Linus Solberg updated attendees on county work on draft ordinances for solar, wind and battery storage systems.
Solberg summarized the ordinances as active items the county is developing; the transcript records his update but does not include ordinance text, proposed zoning changes, or timelines. Farm Bureau members and supervisors discussed the items informally during the meeting, and no regulatory decisions were made.
The meeting record shows the discussion took place at the Farm Bureau Office and that the board took no formal action. The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
