<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4NEE81_0vkOOV4Z00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NEE81_0vkOOV4Z00" width="980" height="654" ><figcaption>Oil City News</figcaption></figure>Credit: Garrett Grochowski / CASPER, Wyo. — According to the Planning and Zoning Division of the Natrona County Development Department, two public hearings regarding a request for a solar energy development permit on 2,000 acres northwest of Casper are set for Oct. 8 and Nov. 5.EG Haystack Solar LLC is looking to build a solar farm on a plot about 24 miles northwest of Casper and 0.4 miles south of US Highway 26. The current proposal is seeking 2,010 acres and is planned to become a 199-megawatt Utility-Scale Solar System as well as a 100-megawatt battery energy storage system site, according to a release announcing the hearing.The first public hearing is set to be hosted by the county’s planning and zoning commission. This hearing will start at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 and will take place in the Natrona County Courthouse District Courtroom #1 on the second floor. The second hearing reviewing the application will be hosted by the Natrona County Board of Commissioners at the same time Tuesday, Nov. 5 in the same room.For any member of the public interested in attending and seeking more information or disability accommodations, contact the Planning and Zoning Commission at <a href="tel:307-235-9477">307-235-9477</a>.</div></body>

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Solar development on 2,000 acres northwest of Casper seeking permit; public hearings Oct. 8, Nov. 5

CASPER, Wyo. — According to the Planning and Zoning Division of the Natrona County Development Department, two public hearings regarding a request for a solar energy development permit on 2,000 acres northwest of Casper are set for Oct. 8 and Nov. 5. EG Haystack Solar LLC is looking to...