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Commissioners approve tax abatements for three renewable-energy projects
Summary
The Dickens County Commissioners Court on Nov. 10 approved amended tax abatement agreements with HE-Cottonwood Solar LLC and Wolf Spring Solar LLC and approved a tax-abatement application for Nova Clean Energy LLC's Sanders Hollow wind project; all motions passed on recorded votes.
The Dickens County Commissioners Court approved multiple tax-abatement actions for utility-scale renewable projects during its Nov. 10, 2025 meeting.
The court voted unanimously to approve an amended tax abatement agreement for HE-Cottonwood Solar LLC and to approve a separate tax abatement agreement with Wolf Spring Solar, LLC. Later in the meeting, the court also approved a tax abatement application from Nova Clean Energy LLC for the Sanders Hollow Energy Center wind project after a presentation by Ryan Randolph and Weston Jackson.
The measures were moved and seconded on the record: Commissioner Mike Smith moved to approve the HE-Cottonwood amendment with Commissioner Chris Horn seconding; the Wolf Spring agreement was approved on a motion by Commissioner Dennis Wyatt and a second by Commissioner Greg Arnold; the Nova Clean Energy application was approved on a motion by Commissioner Chris Horn and a second by Commissioner Mike Smith. All three votes were recorded as passing unanimously.
A public hearing on the HE-Cottonwood Solar tax abatement was held earlier in the morning (opened at 8:45 a.m. and adjourned at 9:00 a.m.). During that hearing Jarrett Jameson "expressed his concerns with the Court," according to the minutes. The minutes do not record a direct quote from Jameson or specifics of his concerns.
The approvals put the county on record supporting tax-incentive agreements with two solar developers and one wind developer; the minutes do not list the financial terms, length of abatements, or implementation steps for each agreement. Those details were not specified in the transcript and are therefore reported here as not specified.
Next steps, as recorded, are the usual follow-up actions to finalize agreements with the named companies; the minutes do not specify a timetable or conditions for final execution.
