RWE Sets June 30 Westfield Community Meeting on Solar Project

Clark County Board | June 18, 2026

Article Summary: A representative of RWE told the Clark County Board on June 18 that the company will hold a required community meeting June 30 at the Westfield Fire Department before submitting a special use permit application. The company also announced a safety training day July 22 at its existing “Emily” project north of Casey.

RWE Community Meeting Key Points:

The community meeting is set for June 30, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield Fire Department.

The meeting is a requirement under the county’s solar ordinance before a special use permit application may be submitted.

A Safety Training Day will be held July 22, 2026, at the existing “Emily” project on Route 49 north of Casey, with fire districts, law enforcement and EMS attending.

The record does not name, locate or size the project for which the special use permit will be sought.

CLARK COUNTY — Residents of eastern Clark County will have a chance to question a solar developer at the Westfield Fire Department at the end of the month, after a company representative told the Clark County Board on Thursday, June 18, 2026, that a required community meeting has been scheduled.

Mark Desmond, appearing during public comment, introduced himself to the board as being with RWE, which the minutes describe as a solar company. Desmond said that per the county’s solar ordinance, a community meeting will be held June 30, 2026, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Westfield Fire Department. The public meeting is a requirement before submitting the special use permit application, he said.

Desmond also told the board RWE is holding a Safety Training Day at the existing “Emily” project located on Route 49 north of Casey on July 22, 2026. Fire districts, law enforcement and EMS will be at the training, he said.

The minutes do not state the name, location, acreage or generating capacity of the project that the special use permit application would cover, and they do not state whether it is related to the existing Emily project. Nor do they record any questions or comments from board members in response.

Desmond’s appearance came at a meeting where solar was the dominant subject of county business. The board went on to approve issuance of a building permit for Moonshine Solar to begin its construction phase and to adopt a memorandum of understanding governing a 30 MWac facility proposed by Snider Solar LLC — three separate companies appearing in a single morning’s record. The minutes’ attendance list also notes a representative of EDP Solar in the room; the record does not state what business brought that company to the meeting or connect it to any agenda item.

The county’s solar ordinance is the common thread. It is referenced in the Snider discussion as the dividing line between projects that came to the county before its adoption and those that followed, and in Desmond’s remarks as the source of the community meeting requirement. The ordinance’s adoption date and full text are not part of the June 18 record, and no copy was included with the agenda.

For residents, the practical item is the date: June 30, two hours, at the Westfield fire station, before any special use permit application reaches the county.