Iron Springs solar project area expanded to include battery storage; commission and agency set battery participation rate at 50%

The Iron County Community Development and Renewal Agency (ICCDRA) and the Iron County Commission moved forward in April 2025 to add land for a battery storage facility to the county’s existing Iron Springs solar project area and to authorize related interlocal and participation documents.

What was approved: the agency and county approved a formal amendment to the Iron Springs project area plan to add a parcel that will accommodate battery storage tied to the operating solar project. The board voted to authorize amended interlocal agreements and a participation agreement to govern how tax increment from the battery portion will be shared; after deliberation the commission directed agency staff to set the agency’s share for the battery portion at 50% (the developer had initially requested a 70% agency share mirroring earlier solar arrangements). The agency and county then approved the related resolutions and signature authority to finalize the documents, subject to developer acceptance and…