County prepares vote on renewable energy reversal
1 Sep 14 6:00 AM · 10d ago · 1 article · 4 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
Canary Media and The Daily Yonder report that Bannock County commissioners are set to vote this fall on a new ordinance with revised language that would allow solar, wind, and nuclear energy development. The potential reversal is framed as a test case for rural communities reconsidering clean energy bans amid national economic and grid pressures.
“We cannot deny the entire county the opportunity to exercise their property rights. That goes against the principles this country was founded on.”
Jeff Hough, Bannock County Commission Chair · mastodon ↗Jeff Hough Bannock County Commission ChairIdaho Power State's largest utilityAaron Menenberg Idaho policy manager, Renewable Northwest
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Banning renewables in 2026 makes no more sense than banning mechanical looms in the 1800s. Lower cost, modern technologies will always attract their share of Luddites. But least cost ultimately wins. https://www. canarymedia.com/articles/clean -energy/idaho-county-may-reverse-renewables-solar-ban
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What happened to the land of the free? These Retardicans don't believe that people can make their own decisions. Do Republicans have any principles?
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It's worth reading this article about climate science deniers blocking renewable energy projects just for this line about this fossil fueled drought: "Three years ago, he said, the field produced some 800 bales of hay. This year, it produced only a dozen." https://www. canarymedia.com/articles/clean…
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Certainly: the rate sheet for their principles is available for any donor... (/sarcasm, but only for legal purposes...)
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"The Bannock County vote is a test case of whether — and how — a community can revisit its assumptions about the costs and benefits of clean energy and decide to welcome development it once swore off," writes The Daily Yonder's Julia Tilton: https://www. canarymedia.com/articles/clean -energy/idaho-county-may-reverse-renewables-solar-ban
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More micromanaging peoples lives while taking away their freedoms. The exact opposite of the point of this country.
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A Rural Idaho County Banned Renewables. It’s Having Second Thoughts. | The Daily Yonder https:// dailyyonder.com/a-rural-idaho- county-banned-renewables-its-having-second-thoughts/2026/09/14/
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Every cop I came across while I lived in NorCal couldn’t wait to retire to Idaho. That should tell you something.
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Idaho is a fantastically beautiful, peaceful landscape. Then, you meet the residents!
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