The NoCo Herald

Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Battery Energy Storage Facility (BESS)

A battery energy storage facility on a 324-acre site

Under constructionUse by special review · USR25-0018

For
Energy
Acres
324
Where it is in Weld County, and close up. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where it stands

  1. Dec. 2, 2025Heard by the Weld County Planning Commission
  2. Dec. 17, 2025Heard by the Weld County Board of County Commissioners
  3. Oct. 2Under construction when the Herald began following itUnder Construction

What it says

Use by Special Review Permit for uses similar to a Solar Energy Facility (Battery Energy Storage Facility [BESS]), outside of subdivisions and historic townsites in the A (Agricultural) Zone District

In Weld County's words and the applicant's, as filed.

The site

Type of use
All Other

What the agencies said16

The county sends a case to the agencies it touches. Each one's response, as the county records it:

AgencyResponseDate
Development ReviewComments with ConditionsNov. 6, 2025
Flood PlainComments with ConditionsOct. 20, 2025
OGEDNo Response
Sheriffs OfficeNo ConcernsSept. 12, 2025
Emergency Management OfficeNo Response
Division of Wildlife - NorthNo Response
Division of Water ResourcesNo ConcernsOct. 10, 2025
Colorado State Land BoardNo Response
Severance—
2nd referral on 11/24/25No ConcernsSept. 24, 2025
Windsor/Severance F-17No Response
School District RE-4No Response
Northern Colorado Water AssociationNo Response
Titan Oil and GasNo Response
Stelbar Oil CorpNo Response
1625 North Waterfront Parkway, Ste. 200 Wichita, KS 67206—

The case's record at Weld County. A proposal is a plan filed for review, and it may change or be withdrawn before anything is built.