# Bannock County, Idaho

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## Timeline

- **2026**: Bannock County prepares reversal vote — Commission Chair Jeff Hough and the two other commissioners are expected to vote in autumn 2026 on replacement language that would allow solar, wind, and nuclear energy development.
- **2024-03**: Bannock County bans utility-scale solar and wind — The three-person county commission voted 2–1 to prohibit utility-scale solar and wind development. Jeff Hough was the sole dissenter, arguing the ban violated property rights and founding principles.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 1 in 4 U.S. Counties Blocks Clean Energy—This Idaho County May Reverse
2026-09-15 01:18:34 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Bannock County, Idaho voted 2–1 in March 2024 to ban utility-scale solar and wind. Now Commission Chair Jeff Hough—the lone dissenter—is leading a fall vote to allow solar, wind, and nuclear. The reversal is a critical test amid a national surge in rural clean-energy restrictions.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/bannock-county-idaho-clean-energy-ban-reversal

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