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Solar permitting — Big Horn County, Wyoming

FIPS 56003

1 tracked court case.

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Big Horn County, WY
Risk score 53/100 · Full scorecard →
Compliance: ModerateNo local solar ordinanceTrajectory: WorseningSaturation: Low

🟠 HIGH-FRICTION JURISDICTION (Score 58/100, Grade D, deteriorating trajectory) — No regulatory framework, conservative ag/energy county, no commercial solar interest. Permitting: Big Horn County: CUP/SUP for smaller projects. Wyoming ISC Site Permit for large facilitie. Political environment: Republ…

Permitting process

Local permitting pathway

Big Horn County: CUP/SUP for smaller projects. Wyoming ISC Site Permit for large facilities.

Setbacks & buffers

None codified. ISC permit sets conditions case-by-case for large facilities.

Spacing requirements

None codified.

Size restrictions

None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions

Penalties & bonding

No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.

State-level permits & approvals

County zoning

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State policy & grid context

State RPS & clean energy policy

No binding RPS | None | Wyoming has no state-mandated RPS

State incentive programs

Federal ITC only

Grid & interconnection

WECC / PacifiCorp

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Community opposition P1

No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Absence of opposition is a positive siting signal.

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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1

No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.

State PSC dockets P1

No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.

Sentiment rollup P2

No sentiment rollup yet (requires meeting transcripts to be processed).

Local news P3

No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.

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Data sources: public agendas/minutes from local government sites; PSC dockets from state regulators; news from GDELT and curated RSS; sentiment derived from public meeting transcripts. Last refreshed 2026-07-08. See the county risk scorecard or the full Wyoming permitting index.