The NoCo Herald

Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Battery Energy Storage Facility (BESS)

A battery energy storage system on a 34.89-acre site

ApprovedUse by special review · USR25-002114900 County Road 36, Platteville

For
Energy
Acres
34.9
Where it is in Weld County, and close up. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where it stands

  1. March 3Heard by the Weld County Planning Commission
  2. March 25Heard by the Weld County Board of County Commissioners
  3. Oct. 2Approved when the Herald began following itConditionally Approved

What it says

Use by Special Review Permit for uses similar to a Solar Energy Facility (Battery Energy Storage System (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 ConditionsJan. 13
OGEDNo ConcernsFeb. 10
Sheriffs OfficeNo Response
Emergency Management OfficeNo Response
Division of Water ResourcesNo ConcernsDec. 17, 2025
Division of Wildlife - SouthAdvisory CommentsDec. 30, 2025
CDOTNo Response
GilcrestNo Response
PlattevilleNo ConcernsDec. 22, 2025
Platteville F-13No Response
School District RE-1No Response
Central Colorado Water ConservancyNo Response
Platte Valley CanalComments with ConditionsDec. 12, 2025
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPNo Response
PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO / XCEL ENERGYAdvisory CommentsJan. 5
Platte Valley Conservation DistrictNo Response

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 A proposal is a plan filed for review, and it may change or be withdrawn before anything is built.