Spark Alerts: April 22, 2025

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📰 Market & Development News

Illinois

• 4/19- Summit Ridge Energy secured a $55 million tax equity commitment for a 73-MW solar project portfolio across multiple states, including Illinois and Maryland.

• 4/19- Keystone Power presented a 2.5-MW community solar project proposal to the Richland County School Board.

• 4/18—Scott County will hold a public hearing on 4/23 for a 20-MW solar project by Koller Solar.

• 4/17- The Madison County Board voted to repeal an earlier decision denying Armoracia Solar a special use permit to develop a commercial solar energy facility in Collinsville.

Texas

• 4/21- Spearmint Energy secured over $250 million for two 100-MW BESS projects in Del Rio and Laredo.

📢 Policy & Programs

• No major policy updates in IL or TX.

  • Note that a TX House bill (HB3356) which would require renewable energy projects to procure gas or battery energy to match their output at night, may come up for a committee vote this week.

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