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County commissioners hear pitch for paid renewable-energy advisory services as local projects grow
Summary
A consultant told Pratt County commissioners his firm can help counties negotiate payments, ordinances and road-use terms for wind, solar and storage projects and recommended a $35,000 up-front engagement; commissioners discussed statutory exemptions, pilot payments and road use but took no formal action.
Pratt County commissioners on the dais heard a presentation from a consultant about hiring an advisory firm to help counties negotiate financial terms, ordinances and road-use agreements for renewable-energy projects that are expanding in the region. Tom Jones, who introduced himself as a representative of a consultant and advisory firm that works with counties, said his firm analyzes project cash flows and negotiates pilot payments or other compensation on behalf of local governments.
Jones said the firm charges an up-front fee and stays on for a year to support ordinance drafting and subsequent negotiations. "We take a fee. It's 35,000 up front. We revamp all your ordinances. We…
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