Pennington County holds lengthy hearing on draft alternative-energy rules as appraisal office details tax effects County commissioners heard hours of testimony on a proposed ordinance regulating large solar and wind projects; Department of Equalization explained how nameplate and production taxes flow to county and school funds and how that affects state aid. The board continued the hearing to Dec. 16 and scheduled public forums.

Pennington County is at a crossroads with a new draft ordinance for large-scale solar and wind projects, stirring passionate debates on community protections and environmental safeguards.

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Planning commission approves Yarrow Tech solar and wind conditional-use permits after update and public comment The Pennington County Planning Commission approved conditional-use permit reviews for Yarrow Techs utility-scale energy projects (COCUR24-0022 and COCUR24-0023) after a company update and extended public comment. The company said it had established a federal tax-credit "safe harbor," resolved a transmission right-of-way issue with the regional and

The Pennington County Planning Commission has greenlit Yarrow Tech's ambitious solar and wind projects, but concerns about land use and environmental impact continue to simmer among locals.

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