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Bridging the Solar Divide

How a member leader built rural, conservative support for a solar-friendly land-use code in Montrose County, Colorado  By Eric Warren, WORC communications manager In November 2025, Montrose County residents poured into the county Fairgrounds Banquet Hall, greeting one another and chatting in groups. This was the final listening session in a series to gather feedback on two possible land-use codes regulating renewable energy. Compared with the recent spate of contentious,…