Bisbee, AZ — In an effort to make the county friendly to renewable energy, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors approved the addition of regulations for solar energy systems and power plants during Tuesday’s meeting.
Planner Michael Turisk presented the new solar energy code. It includes a provision to open the county to the solar power industry, including prime agricultural lands, the San Pedro Watershed Overlay District and avian flyway concentration areas, such as the Sulphur Springs Valley and Whitewater Draw, as agreed to by Planning and Zoning Commission members in August.