Elbert County - Community Meeting - 4/1/2026

Project developer open house (developer-hosted) · April 2, 2026

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Opening remarks and meeting logistics

Presentation

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Annika Egan (community engagement manager with BayWa) opened the session, explained the meeting purpose and format, asked attendees to hold questions until after the ~15–20 minute presentation, introduced facilitators who will manage Q&A, and noted an earlier open house in December. She said the session would be recorded and that virtual attendees would be able to participate.

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Developers presented plans for a 199-megawatt solar array and 100-megawatt battery project in Elbert County and took questions at a technical open house in Kiowa. Topics included construction timeline, erosion and dust mitigation, a planned on-site cistern for local fire response, wildlife protections and visual buffers, transmission interconnection with Tri‑State, and concerns from adjacent landowners about farmland loss and property values.

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