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Earthrise Energy presents 260 MW Plum Valley solar plan, offers $100,000 community benefits to nearby villages
Summary
Ryan Dunphy, senior development associate at Earthrise Energy, told the Village of Beecher board on Oct. 14 that the company plans a 260-megawatt utility-scale solar facility called Plum Valley Solar near Beecher and asked the village to consider a letter of nonobjection to support the project’s county permitting process.
Ryan Dunphy, senior development associate at Earthrise Energy, told the Village of Beecher board on Oct. 14 that the company plans a 260-megawatt utility-scale solar facility called Plum Valley Solar near Beecher and asked the village to consider a letter of nonobjection to support the project’s county permitting process.
Dunphy said the project would interconnect using existing transmission-level connections associated with Earthrise’s natural-gas peaker plants in the county, which allows the developer to “skip” a lengthy interconnection queue and bring the facility online faster. He said the developer expects to submit special-use permit applications to Will County and to nearby municipalities soon and anticipates construction beginning in July or August 2026 with commercial operation in 2028.
The developer…
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