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Vermilion County approves decommissioning and road-use agreements for Ridge Farm-area solar projects
Summary
The county board approved decommissioning agreements and a road-use agreement for several community solar projects near Ridge Farm, requiring larger-than-state-standard financial assurances: a negotiated 100% decommissioning assurance at building-permit time for one project, an estimated $285,000 decommissioning cost for CVE (2.5 MW) and a $300,000 irrevocable letter of credit for road repairs.
Vermilion County on June 10 approved a package of project agreements for several community solar installations near Ridge Farm, including decommissioning agreements and a road-use agreement intended to protect county and township infrastructure.
County staff told the board the Ridge Farm Renewables decommissioning agreement goes beyond the state statutory minimum. "Under the state statutory scheme, what they are required to post is 10% at the, when the project begins operation. We negotiated with the developer. We got them to post a 100% from, the time they come in and request their building permit," staff said. The…
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