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Developer pitches 300 MW 'Project Eagle' to Utah County, seeks 6-year tax-increment support
Summary
Strata Solar’s representative described Project Eagle — a proposed 300 MW, 2,000-acre utility-scale solar farm — and asked county leaders to consider tax-incentive participation (proposing 100% of incremental personal-property taxes for six years) to improve project competitiveness after 2016 state changes to how personal property generates new growth.
Doug Larson of Elevate Consulting, representing Strata Solar, presented "Project Eagle," a proposed 300 MW AC utility-scale solar farm sited on roughly 2,000 acres west of the lake. Larson said the project uses single-axis tracking panels, will generate hundreds of construction jobs during a 6–10 month construction window, and requires minimal ongoing staff once operational.
Larson asked the county to help make the project competitive by participating in a tax-incentive package. Because 2016 state changes…
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