Winston FC Solar, LLC, requesting a Planned Unit Development: Commissioner Meeting on 3.5.2026, Agenda item 14.a

Mason Valley NV – March 4, 2026

Mason Valley, Nevada residents may be interested to know that the following items have been agendized “For Possible Action” at the Lyon County Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2026 in the Yerington Commissioners Chambers:

14.a For Possible Action: To approve the request from Winston FC Solar, LLC, for a Planned Unit
Development for the Winston Solar Project. The Project consists of a 400-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy facility with approximately 780,000 solar panels, a battery energy storage system, an electrical substation, high voltage power lines, and an operations and maintenance building on 11 parcels totaling approximately 2,374-acres in Mason Valley subject to Heavy Industrial-Suburban (HI-S) and Rural Residential, 20-acre minimum (RR-20) zoning (APNs 014-091-[13, 15, 16, 17, 22], 014-201-[14, 17, 18, 32, 33, 35); PLZ-2025-084.

Report from Lyon County Senior Planner Louis Cariola:

Winston Solar Project Planned Unit Development PUD Handbook:

Traffic Impact Study TIS for Winston Solar Project:

Nevada Department of Transportation NDOT Response Letter for Winston Solar Project:

Winston Solar Project Planned Unit Development Justification:

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Lyon County Commissioners Meeting Agenda, Zoom Link & Supplements for March 5, 2026

Will the Winston Solar Project in Mason Valley look similar to this one? The primary solar facility south of Primm/Las Vegas, NV, in California is the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS), a massive 3,500-acre concentrating solar thermal plant. Located along I-15 in San Bernardino County, it is known for three 459-foot towers and nearly 174,000 mirrors.