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Effingham staff: large solar projects must include decommissioning plans and bonds
Summary
City staff told attendees that current ordinances require decommissioning plans and financial assurance (bonds) for larger solar installations, and that arrays over locally defined thresholds trigger special‑use review; participants also raised questions about federal subsidies and replacement/disposal of panels.
City planning staff said Effingham’s land‑use regulations require decommissioning plans and a financial assurance mechanism for larger solar installations, and they described special‑use reviews for arrays that exceed specified size thresholds.
"They have to provide a bond and keep it up during the operation of the solar farm," the presenter (Speaker 1, city flood‑plain administrator /…
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