SCOTTSBLUFF- Dunileh Energy reiterated its commitment to pursuing the Situla Energy Project, a large solar energy endeavor, and to maintaining a healthy partnership with Scotts Bluff County following the county board's decision to reject the project's CUP application earlier this month. During a three-hour public hearing on May 6th, the CUP application was discussed by the board.

The application failed to pass through the board on a 3-2 vote. Dunileh Energy CEO Thaer Flieh said he hopes to see a reversal from the board, and plans to open the communication lines necessary to make that happen. The issue at hand, which Flieh argued was not pertinent to the broader application, was whether or not the use of land for the project was allowable under the county's zoning regulations via CUP.

"A lot of the points that were raised were not relevant to the CUP topic or process," he said, "We understand there were comments about other topics that aren't related to CUP." Flieh added that Dunileh Energy is still unsure why three of the county board members opposed the solar energy projects after it was recommended to the board by the county Planning Commission.

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