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Committee advances Phase 2 of Detroit’s solar‑neighborhood initiative; council to consider contracts and resolution
Summary
The Detroit City Council committee moved contracts for two solar farms and a related resolution of necessity to the full council with a recommendation to approve, citing neighborhood investment, greenhouse‑gas reductions and urgency tied to federal tax credits.
The Buildings, Housing, and Permits Committee voted without objection to send three items tied to Phase 2 of the city’s Solar Neighborhoods initiative to the full City Council with a recommendation to approve.
The items include two 35‑year power‑purchase or lease agreements for solar farms in Greenfield Park (District 3) and Houston‑Whittier (east side impact area) and a resolution of necessity to enable condemnation where needed to clear titles. The committee’s action was procedural — sending the items to formal session — not a final contract award.
Why it matters: City officials told the committee the two sites would add about 31 megawatts combined with Phase 1 and create “utility‑grade” local solar that the city will buy under long‑term agreements. The administration said the projects pair neighborhood…
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