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Council approves land lease for WWLC solar array after split vote
Summary
The Wisconsin Rapids Common Council voted 5–3 to approve a land lease and solar easement with Great Lakes Distributing Energy to place a Water Works & Lighting (WWLC) before-the-meter solar facility, despite concerns about wellhead proximity and property values.
The Wisconsin Rapids Common Council voted 5–3 on Jan. 20 to approve a land lease and solar easement with Great Lakes Distributing Energy for a Water Works & Lighting (WWLC) before-the-meter solar facility.
Alderman Ryan Austin, who introduced the proposal, argued the project would deliver municipal savings and economic benefits for WWLC ratepayers. "If WWLC recommends this project, it deserves serious consideration," Austin said, and he noted the array is designed to be screened, storm-resistant and insured. Austin also stated that "the array could generate 17,000,000 in energy savings," as reported in the meeting transcript (the…
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