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City briefs commission on Butterworth solar site; staff plans RFP to pursue 2 MW array
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on plans to release an RFP for solar development at the remediated Butterworth site, describing site history, potential energy yields and timing tied to federal tax-credit deadlines.
City staff summarized long-running work on potential solar development at the remediated Butterworth site and asked the commission to support issuing a request for proposals to test private-sector bids.
The Butterworth site was closed as a landfill in the 1970s and designated a Superfund site in the 1980s; staff said remediation reached required status in February 2020. “One of [the EPA’s] options was utilization for something like solar,” said Mister Matthews, assistant city manager, during a briefing. He described prior attempts to develop solar with the utility and private partners that were not financially viable under earlier regulatory structures.
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