Clark County Approves Moonshine Solar Permit, Snider Solar Agreement

Clark County Board | June 18, 2026

Article Summary: The Clark County Board voted June 18 to issue a building permit allowing Moonshine Solar to begin the construction phase of a commercial solar energy facility, and separately approved a memorandum of understanding setting conditions on a 30 MWac facility proposed by Snider Solar LLC. Both items passed without a recorded dissent among the five members present.

Clark County Solar Decisions Key Points:

The Moonshine Solar building permit advanced after documents were reviewed by HLR, an outside engineering firm used by the county, with comments exchanged and resolved before the vote.

The Snider Solar memorandum of understanding requires a building permit and fees, 100% decommissioning funding upfront, no battery storage onsite, a completed road use agreement before construction, and annual reporting to the county.

County attorney Andy Keyt of Heyl Royster said the Snider project predates the county’s solar ordinance, with the company contacting the county about zoning before the ordinance was approved and no further contact until recently.

Neither the minutes nor the agenda records the location, acreage, cost or generating capacity of the Moonshine Solar facility, or the location or term of the Snider Solar project.

CLARK COUNTY — The Clark County Board on Thursday, June 18, 2026, took formal action on two separate commercial solar projects, approving issuance of a building permit for Moonshine Solar to proceed with construction and adopting a memorandum of understanding to govern Snider Solar LLC’s request to build and operate a 30 MWac commercial solar energy facility.

The votes came during a 54-minute regular meeting at the Clark County Courthouse in Marshall, called to order at 8 a.m. by Chairman Rex Goble. Two of the board’s seven members — Darin Patrick of District 3 and Todd Kuhn of District 6 — were recorded absent, leaving five members to act on both solar items. County Clerk Laura H. Lee led the Pledge of Allegiance and Sheriff Bill Brown opened the meeting with a prayer.

Moonshine Solar Cleared for Construction Phase

Andy Keyt of Heyl Royster, appearing on the county’s behalf, described the process he has been working through with Moonshine Solar to reach the point of permit approval. The county had HLR, an outside engineering firm, review the project documents, according to the minutes, and comments passed back and forth between the parties were all addressed. Keyt told the board he considered the matter ready for approval.

Board Member Brandon Burkybile moved to approve issuance of the building permit, with a second from Randal Stephens. The chairman put the question, and all members present voted “aye.”

The record of the meeting does not include a permit number, a fee amount, a construction timeline, or the facility’s location, acreage or generating capacity. No HLR review letter or correspondence was included in the materials distributed with the agenda, and the minutes do not state when the county engaged the firm.

Snider Solar Agreement Sets Conditions Ahead of Permitting

The second solar item was a memorandum of understanding with Snider Solar LLC for a 30 MWac facility — a capacity figure the county’s documents state without expanding the unit of measure.

Keyt explained to the board why the agreement was necessary. The solar company had called the county asking about zoning before the county’s solar ordinance was approved, he said, and there was no contact between the company and the county again until recently. The memorandum, he said, provides protection and guidance for the project between the county and Snider Solar LLC.

According to the minutes, the agreement does not substitute for county permitting. The project will still require a building permit and fees, 100% decommissioning funding upfront, and no battery storage onsite. A road use agreement must be completed before construction begins, and the agreement carries an annual report requirement.

Susan Guinnip moved to approve the memorandum of understanding, seconded by Stephens. All members present voted in favor.

Two representatives of the project — Seth Uphoff and Tabitha Roberson, listed in the minutes’ attendance record as being with Snider Solar — introduced themselves during public comment and told the board they were available for questions. The minutes record no questions from board members on the item.

What the Record Does Not Say

The June 18 materials consist of the clerk’s meeting notice, the board agenda and the minutes. No memorandum of understanding, resolution, permit application, engineering review or fee schedule was included. As a result, several details a reader might expect are not available from the public record of this meeting: where either project is located, how many acres each would occupy, what the decommissioning figure amounts to in dollars, how long the Snider agreement runs, and what the annual report must contain.

The county’s solar ordinance is referenced twice in the record — once in the discussion of the Snider agreement and once during public comment, where a representative of a different company described a community meeting required “per the solar ordinance” before a special use permit application may be submitted. Neither reference states when the ordinance was adopted or what it requires in full.