Hough prepares to vote on ordinance allowing solar, wind, and nuclear development
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This fall, Hough and the other two commissioners are set to vote on an ordinance with new language that would permit solar, wind, and nuclear energy development in Bannock County. The vote represents a test case for whether a rural community can reverse course on clean energy bans.
“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 Commissioner (later Chair) · bluesky ↗Jeff Hough Bannock County Commission ChairAaron Menenberg Idaho policy manager, Renewable NorthwestIdaho Power State's largest utility
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This includes the Republican commissioner who instigated the moratorium.
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Can this community revisit its assumptions about the costs and benefits of clean energy and decide to welcome development it once swore off?
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