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Company proposes 7.5 MW community solar on city land; developer says facility could power ~5,000 homes
Summary
Harvest Renewables proposed leasing or buying roughly 30 acres of city land on South Route 45 for a 7.5 MW DC community solar project, with a typical 12–24 month development timeline and an estimated 25-year useful life; company said city residents would have subscription priority.
A community solar developer outlined plans to build a roughly 7.5-megawatt direct-current community solar facility on city-owned property south of Effingham during the Dec. 17 council meeting.
"My name is Jamal Bator. I'm the founder and owner of Harvest Renewables," the presenter said. He described Harvest as a community-solar developer with a partnership in place with Madison Energy Infrastructure and said the proposed…
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