Solar Development

BREAKING NEWS: State Agency Says E-Group Solar Project Too Small for AB205 Takeover

CEC official says the project's AC output falls below the AB205 threshold that has driven city decision-making since 2023 — but the city never verified…

23 hrs ago • Cindy Bernard

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, March 3, 2026

Split vote sends controversial solar project to City Council without a clear recommendation

Mar 8 • Kat Talley-Jones

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In a Tourism-driven Micro-market, Perception Is Value

Ash Maharaj writes that the the proposed E-Group Solar Project undermines "a primary tourism" corridor

Mar 6

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 17, 2026, Part 2

All parties concede that aesthetic impacts cannot be mitigated

Feb 23 • Cindy Bernard

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 17, 2026, Part 1

E-Group Solar representatives face tough questions from skeptical commissioners

Feb 21 • Cindy Bernard

AGENDA PREVIEW: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 17, 2026

Staff recommends approval of the E-Group Solar Project

Feb 15 • Cindy Bernard

RECAP: Twentynine Palms City Council, February 10, 2026

Council is told to "De-Flock" as surveillance camera safety concerns continue, local food banks see storage capacity increases with new fridges and…

Feb 14 • Natalie Zuk

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, February 3, 2026

Residents raise legal, environmental, and aesthetic concerns ahead of a likely vote on the Harmony Acres Solar Farm

Feb 7 • Kat Talley-Jones

RECAP: Twentynine Palms Planning Commission January 20, 2026

Commission tells Development Director on zoning consolidation, “Put your plan together and then come back and let’s see what it is.”

Jan 24 • Natalie Zuk

Letter to the Editor: E-Group PS Solar Project

Long-time Twentynine Palms homeowner Chris Tiffany expresses opposition to the project—the public comment period ends Thursday, January 22

Jan 20

A Look Ahead: Development in Twentynine Palms

Growth, uncertainty, and big questions for 2026

Jan 15 • Kat Talley-Jones

2025 Development Recap

Lawsuits, lazy rivers, and a land-locked yacht club

Jan 11 • Kat Talley-Jones

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