Energy consultant warns rising capacity costs; Kane County solar array limits county exposure

Feb 14, 2025

Consultant Arnie Grama briefed the committee on wholesale and capacity price increases, the effect of data-center demand on supply, and how the county's Judicial Center solar array reduces exposure to capacity price spikes.

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Arnie Grama, managing partner at Progressive Energy Group, told Kane County's Administration Committee on Feb. 14 that wholesale power and capacity prices have risen sharply since 2020 and that the county's Judicial Center solar array helps blunt near-term capacity cost increases.

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