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Council approves inducement resolutions for two solar projects, reads fee-in-lieu title for $500M project

Greenwood County Council · January 7, 2026
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Greenwood County adopted inducement resolutions to negotiate incentives for Project Apollo (about $100M) and Project Muskogee (about $500M). Council also read the fee-in-lieu title for Project Muskogee (first reading only); staff said detailed agreement terms will be negotiated before later readings.

Greenwood County Council on Jan. 6 adopted inducement resolutions that authorize staff to negotiate economic incentives for two proposed utility-scale solar projects.

James Bateman, representing the county27s economic-development team, told the council the inducement resolutions are the statutory vehicle that allows the county to enter discussions and later formalize incentives in a fee-in-lieu-of-taxes (FILOT) agreement.…

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