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County discusses NextAmp 'Grandview' solar project, timeline, tax distribution and decommissioning bond questions
Summary
Officials described a proposed NextAmp 'Grandview' solar project on about 1,300 acres that would include a 175 MW facility with battery storage; board members discussed long MISO interconnection timelines, local tax-distribution shares (schools receive the largest portion), and the need to confirm decommissioning-bond arrangements with the city.
During the meeting Speaker 7 and other board members summarized developer outreach about renewable projects near the county. Speaker 7 said NextAmp (referred to in the packet) has roughly 1,300 acres under lease for a project the presenters called "Grandview," located near Anglin Road/Route 16. Speaker 7 said the developer described the project as a roughly 175-megawatt installation with battery storage.
"They anticipate MISO improvement this approval this summer," Speaker 7 said, adding that MISO interconnection timelines can be long: "it takes 5 to 7 years from the application to the point that they get approved" and that one presenter gave an approval-rate estimate of "15 to 20%."…
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