Grant County is Becoming Washington’s Solar ‘Ground Zero’ — and Other Counties Are Taking Notes
EPHRATA — Grant County is emerging as one of Washington’s testing grounds for large-scale solar development, with multiple projects under construction or moving through permitting, local rules designed to protect farmland and wildlife, and planning officials increasingly sharing what they have learned with counties facing the same questions elsewhere.
The scale of that shift surfaced during a Grant County commissioners work session Monday, Aug. 17, when officials discussed sending Development Services Director Jim Anderson-Cook and Planning Manager Michelle Mercer to a national energy symposium in Texas.
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