Developer: Revere Road site chosen for power access; company cites $1.9M tax estimate and cleared federal reviews

ReWild Renewable representatives told the DeWitt County Board they selected the Revere Road site because it is close to existing power infrastructure and has minimal nearby residences. Project developer Zachary Farkes said the array would be leased from the Finfrock family and described the project as a small commercial utility farm that would connect to Ameren at the Rt. 54 substation in Clinton.

Farkes said the company has completed design work for drainage, decommissioning and glare mitigation; he offered a visual-screening plan and said neighboring homeowners could opt to split an estimated screening cost of about $85,000. Applicants reported that FEMA, FAA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the plan and "came back clean," and that state-level reviews included the Illinois Preservation Association, IDNR and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. They also said Ameren confirmed interconnection without major upgrades.

On local fiscal impacts, the applicants said materials in the packet and Illinois Department of Revenue methodology produce an estimate of roughly $1.9 million in tax payments over the life of the project (presented as a 20–40 year range), and that construction and operation would create local jobs paid at prevailing wage. The board asked that the DoR materials and a manufacturer letter verifying inverter cybersecurity be entered into evidence for the formal record.