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Board approves legal services for Renewable Energy Facility as environmental groups press for stronger contract terms and monitoring
Summary
The board approved legal services for implementing Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1R; Sierra Club speakers urged removing put-or-pay contract clauses and asked for continuous emissions monitoring and stronger public protections. Troutman Pepper counsel introduced his firm and said they will represent the authority on the project.
The Solid Waste Authority approved related legal services for implementing the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1R (Ref 1R) after public comment urging contract protections and stronger monitoring language.
Public commenter Linda Smith of the Sierra Club asked the board to exclude put-or-pay clauses from project contracts and to require more frequent or continuous emissions testing,…
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