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Public commenter urges stronger decommissioning, oversight in proposed county solar ordinances
Summary
A public commenter on April 6 urged commissioners to strengthen decommissioning language, require independent cost estimates and prefer irrevocable letters of credit over bonds, warning countywide decommissioning liabilities could top $100 million under a 6,000-acre cap.
Kenny McCreary told the Tippecanoe County Board of Commissioners that the county’s interim work on commercial solar and battery storage ordinances still leaves significant gaps — most notably decommissioning, insurance and independent cost calculation.
McCreary said he submitted recommended language to the Area Plan Commission staff and urged restoring language that requires "independent selection of a resource solely accountable…
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