Natrona County commissioners deny permit for 2K-acre solar farm northwest of Casper

Cowboy State Daily | Casper-Area Solar Farm Killed After Dozens Of Residents Speak Out Against It

Natrona County commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 against a 2,000-acre solar farm proposal on private ranch land 30 miles west of Casper. Dozens of area residents spoke out against it during a 7 1/2 hour meeting that ended around midnight.

Natrona County commissioners deny permit for 2K-acre solar farm northwest of Casper

CASPER, Wyo. — After a nearly six-hour public hearing Tuesday, the Natrona County Board of Commissioners denied a permit for a proposed 2,000-acre solar energy development near Casper.EG Haystack Solar LLC had requested the permit to build a 199-megawatt utility-scale solar energy system and a 100-megawatt battery energy storage system on 2,010 acres northwest of Casper, about 24 miles from the city and 0.4 miles south of U.S. Highway 26.The com…