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Developer outlines solar-plus-storage proposal for 16th-section land; offers lease or purchase options, board asks staff for information packet
Summary
A developer proposed a solar and compressed-air energy storage project sited on 16th-section land over a nearby salt dome, saying a lease could yield roughly $600,000 per section and full ownership could produce greater revenue. Board members requested staff prepare a detailed information packet and next steps.
A developer proposed a large solar-plus-compressed-air energy-storage project on 16th-section land in Marion County and asked the board to consider either a long-term lease or eventual ownership of a generating asset.
Jonathan (identified as the developer) and colleagues described a technical approach that pairs utility-scale solar sites with belowground compressed-air storage in an existing salt dome formation. The presentation said compressed air stored in caverns can be used to run a turbine generator and that combining solar with storage would create a dispatchable resource. "If you can cut out the compressed…
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