SCOTTSBLUFF- On Monday, the Scotts Bluff County Commissioners voted to extend a moratorium on conditional use permits related to renewable energy projects. The moratorium was originally approved on January 16th, and was suggested because of questions raised by the Situla Solar Energy Project.

Although the moratorium had no influence on that project, County Commissioner Charlie Knapper said it helped to shine a light on the lack of concrete regulations in the county's plan. "My goal with this moratorium is to have some basic building blocks in place for the next permit to follow," said Knapper.

The board eventually went on to reject a conditional use permit for the Situla project last month, reaffirming this decision in June and refusing to reconsider the permit for Dunileh Energy, the company behind the project. A motion to extend the moratorium by six months, which Knapper argued would help the board fulfill the purpose of the original moratorium, was approved.

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