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Commissioners continue Fairway solar decommissioning review after questions about parent guarantee and inflation
Summary
The board continued consideration of the Fairway solar project's decommissioning plan for one week after staff and the county attorney's office flagged that the submitted parent guarantee may not ensure funds will be available decades from now; developer and industry representatives described salvage value and industry recycling efforts.
The Utah County Board of Commissioners continued consideration of the Fairway solar developmentdecommissioning plan on Aug. 23 after staff and legal advisors raised questions about the form and durability of the financial assurances.
Greg Robinson of the countys community development office reviewed the project history: the Fairway solar conditional use permit was approved in stages (2020 and 2022) covering roughly 6,800 acres with a proposed development boundary of about 5,200 acres and an estimated generating capacity near 682 megawatts. Robinson said the developer submitted a decommissioning estimate of about…
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