Does Kaufman County, Texas have a solar moratorium?

No. As of 2026-09-25, Kaufman County, Texas has no active solar moratorium on record. Score has been stable over the last 12 months.

What is Kaufman County’s solar permitting risk grade?

Kaufman County, Texas has a SitePath solar permitting grade of D — risk score 55/100 (High Risk). Grades are based on primary-source county ordinances, board votes, and permitting activity, reviewed as of 2026-09-25.

What are the solar permitting rules in Kaufman County, Texas?

Ordinance status: Ordinance status documented in detail. Score has been stable over the last 12 months. See the full primary-source record — ordinance links, setbacks, board actions, and project history — on this page.

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Kaufman County

FIPS 48257

Kaufman County, Texas: solar permitting grade D (score 55/100, High Risk). Score has been stable over the last 12 months. Primary-source ordinance and board-vote data on SitePath.

Score 55/100

High Risk

Public summary

Grade	D · High Risk · Score 55/100
Population	120,039
Solar ordinance	Ordinance status documented in detail
Active moratorium	None on record
Regulatory trajectory	Stable (no material ordinance movement)
12-month score movement	Stable
Last verified	2026-09-25

Developer outlook

Kaufman County is a high-risk jurisdiction for utility-scale solar — documented ordinance hurdles are significant and approval history is mixed or unfavorable. Market saturation is elevated in this area — expect competition for prime land parcels and interconnection capacity.

Local intel

No energy-related meetings, PSC dockets, or named opposition tracked for this county yet. See indexed calendar →

Nearby counties where SitePath is tracking energy activity: Van Zandt County (≈26 mi) · Dallas County (≈31 mi) · Rains County (≈34 mi)

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Cities, towns & townships

Local governments in Kaufman County. An incorporated city, town or village can adopt its own zoning, separate from the county’s.

Combine citypartly in this county
Cottonwood city
Crandall city
Dallas citypartly in this county
Forney city
Heath city
Kaufman city
Kemp city
McLendon-Chisholm city
Mesquite citypartly in this county
Seagoville citypartly in this county
Seven Points citypartly in this county
Terrell city
Mabank townpartly in this county
Oak Grove town
Oak Ridge town
Post Oak Bend City town
Scurry town
Talty town
Grays Prairie village
Rosser village

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, incorporated places and county subdivisions with an active government.

Nearby counties

Rockwall County · ≈21 miB30—
Van Zandt County · ≈26 miC45—
Dallas County · ≈31 miC47—
Rains County · ≈34 miB33—
Ellis County · ≈34 miC50—
Henderson County · ≈37 miC46—

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Kaufman County ranks #245 of 254 ranked Texas counties (1 = lowest permitting risk). Lowest-risk in Texas: Reagan County (A · 20), Coleman County (A · 20), Atascosa County (A · 21). See all Texas county grades →

Want the full record?

Setback distances, board vote histories, source documents, and ordinance amendments are available in the full county profile. The map is free; a walkthrough shows you the underlying record.

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About this score

Every U.S. county is scored 0–100 on solar permitting risk (lower is friendlier to development). The grade is a weighted composite of compliance stringency, market saturation, regulatory trajectory, and data uncertainty. Every figure traces back to a primary government document. Read the full methodology →