Emery County CRA amends Horn Shadow solar project area, ratifies prior actions and approves participation agreement; project nearing mechanical completion

The Emery County Community Reinvestment Agency on April 15, 2025 adopted a second amendment to the Horn Shadow Solar project-area plan that removes certain parcels and updates the project-area map and legal descriptions, and the agency also ratified prior actions and formally approved a participation agreement with Horn Shadow Solar LLC. The board separately approved an agency letter notifying taxing entities that the Orange Shadow/related project is “triggering,” which begins the tax-increment distribution process for this tax year.

Agency counsel and staff told the board that their review found several earlier actions either were not completed by resolution or were not properly noticed, and that the amended map and legal descriptions now align. Counsel said removing and adding adjacent parcels did not materially change the project-area’s overall size, configuration or base taxable value and that,…