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Council asked to preliminarily expand economic revitalization area for Francisco Solar Project
Summary
Developer representatives told the county council they need a preliminary expansion of the economic revitalization area to cover newly leased parcels for the 250-megawatt Francisco Solar Project, citing interconnection delays that have pushed key milestones and requesting a noticed public hearing in December.
County council members heard a presentation from developer representatives seeking preliminary approval to expand an economic revitalization area (ERA) tied to the Francisco Solar Project. Counsel for the developer said the ERA must be expanded to include additional parcels RWE has leased so the project can be constructed on the planned footprint.
The presenters described the project as a roughly 250-megawatt solar installation that could power more than 2,000 homes and said the minimum capital investment would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars (presenters cited approximately $300,000,000). They…
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