Twelve active ERCOT interconnection queue projects are now lined up to land in Leon County. Every one of them will introduce new fire risk profiles to a county that still has no fire marshal.
Michael, Ann, and Daniel catch up on two weeks of news: the 391 Planning Commission launch, Pecan Solar & BESS breaking ground on Hwy 3, a quiet reinvestment zone approval in Robertson County, Van Zandt’s moratorium holding strong, and Grimes County learning about a massive data center with one phone call.
We talk with Kevin Palmer, Fire Marshal of Van Zandt County, about what a fire marshal actually does, where authority comes from in Texas, how inspections and codes work in rural counties, funding realities, and what residents should understand about BESS and other large industrial sites.
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