Commissioners adopt motion opposing amended AES solar resolution over decommissioning-security requirement

Aug 18, 2025

Crowley County commissioners voted to adopt a motion opposing an amended AES Solar Project resolution that added a 15-year decommissioning financial-security requirement; the board also approved multiple other resolutions and administrative actions at the Aug. 18 meeting.

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The Crowley County Board of County Commissioners voted Aug. 18 to adopt a motion opposing an amended and restated resolution concerning the AES Solar Project after reviewing new decommissioning-security language added to the document. The amendment requires the county to receive a standby letter of credit, bond or alternate financial security "no later than fifteen (15) years from the initial commercial operating date" to cover estimated decommissioning and site restoration costs.

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