Solar permitting — Logan County, Colorado
On file: public meetings, local news, known opposition groups.
Flat NE Colorado plains; Xcel territory; permissive county zoning; growing solar pipeline; low density land… Permitting: County Zoning / Administrative Permit. Track record: Sterling Solar I (~15 MW, 2021); Crook Solar (~20 MW, 20…
Key driver: Flat NE Colorado plains; Xcel territory; permissive county zoning; growing solar pipeline; low density land available
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
County Zoning / Administrative Permit
Setbacks & buffers
None codified statewide. County CUP conditions set site-specific requirements. — NOTE: the distances above are a STATE-level fallback, not a figure read from this county's own ordinance. We hold siting-rule records for this county which may include a stricter local limit we have not yet extracted. Verify against the county's own ordinance before relying on these.
Spacing requirements
No spacing requirements codified
Size restrictions
No size restrictions under 50 MW
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
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
Xcel Energy (PSCO) / WECC
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Battery storage (BESS) P1 State-Default Permitting
BESS MORATORIUM (EXPIRED) — Logan County enacted moratorium on BESS October 21 2025 through April 19 2026 (5-month duration) while developing new energy facility regulations
BESS ordinances & bylaws
County-level battery-storage status, safety requirements, and projects — each linked to a primary source.
Community opposition P1
Organized opposition signals on record for this county — petitions, community groups, and oppositional coverage — each linked to its primary source.
- Pawnee Ridge Data center
- Logan County's... Storage
- Commissioners postpone approval of data center regulations – Sterling Journal-Advocate Data center
- County imposes 6-month moratorium on solar, wind, data center and battery storage permits – Sterling Journal-Advocate Data center
- County to put moratorium on wind, solar, battery storage and data center projects – Sterling Journal-Advocate Data center
- Logan County, Colo., Pauses Future Energy, Data Center Projects Data center
- Community opposition to Sterling Data Center data center (emerging concern) Data center
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
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- 2026-08-18 OtherBESS
Commissioners discussed the potential match for grant money for a battery storage project
- 2026-08-04 County BoardBESS
Consideration of a special-use permit for a battery energy storage facility
- 2026-07-21 County BoardWind
Logan County considers approval of a Road Use Agreement for maintenance activities related to the Spring Canyon II and III Wind Project.
- 2026-07-07 County BoardWind
Logan County considers approval of a Master Road Use Agreement with Logan Wind, LLC for a wind energy facility project.
- 2026-05-19 OtherData Center
Logan County may lose land use authority over data center locations.
- 2026-04-07 County BoardWind
The Board will consider approval of amended Wind Energy Facility regulations in the Logan County Zoning Resolution.
- 2026-03-31 County BoardData Center
Planning Commission may process concurrent applications for a wind energy facility, data center facility, and/or a battery energy storage system.
- 2026-03-17 County BoardWind
The Board will consider an amendment to the Logan County Zoning Resolution to adopt new Wind Energy Facility regulations.
- 2026-03-17 OtherData Center
No data center application was on the agenda for discussion.
- 2026-02-17 County BoardData Center
The Board will consider approval of Resolution 2026-5 amending the Logan County Zoning Resolution for Data Center Facilities.
- 2026-01-27 OtherData Center
HDR's building engineering group will assist with designing the data center building foundations and facilities.
- 2026-01-27 County BoardData Center
Commissioners will hear a presentation from John Sayer of HDR regarding consultation services for a data center project.
- 2026-01-20 County BoardData Center
The Board will consider adopting Data Center Facility regulations as part of the Logan County Zoning Resolution.
- 2026-01-06 County BoardData Center
The Board will consider approval of Resolution 2026-5 to amend the Logan County Zoning Resolution with Data Center Facility regulations.
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State PSC dockets P1
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Local news P3
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