Solar permitting — La Plata County, Colorado
2 known opposition groups, 1 tracked court case.
Mixed terrain limits large footprints; moderate complexity zoning; growing county but some opposition to utili. Permitting: Special Use Permit; 150-ft setback. Track record: La Plata Solar I (~5 MW, 2021); smaller rooftop/ag systems.
Key driver: Mixed terrain limits large footprints; moderate complexity zoning; growing county but some opposition to utility-scale on ag land
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Special Use Permit (county planning)
Setbacks & buffers
150 ft from property line for large-scale
Spacing requirements
None specified
Size restrictions
<50 MW county SUP; >50 MW CEO review
Penalties & bonding
Total: -10 | By-right solar: -10
State-level permits & approvals
County zoning; HB 23-1232 CEO review >50 MW; decommissioning bond required
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State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
100% clean by 2050, 80% by 2030 for IOUs | SB19-236 Colorado Clean Energy Plan | C.R.S. §40-2-124 & §40-2-125.5
State incentive programs
Federal ITC; Colorado Clean Energy Fund; Xcel RE procurement programs
Grid & interconnection
La Plata Electric Association / WECC
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Community opposition P1 2 tracked
Organized opposition signals on record for this county — petitions, community groups, and oppositional coverage — each linked to its primary source.
- La Plata County residents at odds over acceptable levels of risk with battery storage systems Storage
- Take Action: Support Local Solar in La Plata County! Storage
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
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State PSC dockets P1
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Sentiment rollup P2
No sentiment rollup yet (requires meeting transcripts to be processed).
Local news P3
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