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County approves development agreement to pursue 10 MW solar project on Hibbing closed landfill
Summary
St. Louis County authorized a development agreement with Eden Renewables to pursue construction of a roughly 10-megawatt solar installation on the closed Hibbing landfill, a first-of-its-kind project in Minnesota and among the larger U.S. landfill solar sites.
St. Louis County approved a development agreement to allow Eden Renewables to pursue construction of a solar array at the closed Hibbing landfill, staff said.
Dave Fink, St. Louis County environmental services director, told the board the proposal is for a 10-megawatt (AC) or larger solar installation at the closed Hibbing landfill and that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota Power have prioritized closed-landfill development in recent programs. Fink said the county would own the land and receive revenue while a third-party developer would manage monitoring and cap…
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