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Council approves amendment to Clean Energy Columbus agreement as developers cite cost, permitting hurdles
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Columbus City Council on Tuesday approved an amendment to the city’s municipal electric aggregation agreement intended to advance the Clean Energy Columbus program while responding to higher costs and permitting delays affecting in‑state renewable projects.
Columbus City Council on Tuesday approved an amendment to the city’s municipal electric aggregation agreement intended to advance the Clean Energy Columbus program while responding to new obstacles developers said have made previously planned in‑state generation more costly and slower to bring online.
Frank Wilson, vice president of mass markets at AEP Energy, told council that construction inflation, supply‑chain and labor challenges, pending federal guidance on tax incentives and permitting delays have significantly increased the cost of the Emerson Creek wind farm — a project previously expected to supply a substantial portion of the aggregation’s in‑state…
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