Spark Alerts: May 24, 2025

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📰 Market & Development News

Illinois

• 5/23- Summit Ridge Energy is building a 5-MW project in northern Illinois to provide power for data center operator Digital Reality.

• 5/22- Montgomery County held a public hearing to discuss Pivot Energy’s 2.6-MW CF IL Solar project.

• 5/22- The City of Springfield approved a 25-year contract with Sangomon Solar to purchase power from a new 750-acre solar installation.

• 5/22- Champaign County held additional hearings on its proposed BESS ordinance, laying out conditions for their use in agricultural districts.

• 5/21- Hexagon Energy’s planned 3,838-acre project in Lee County is entering its final pre-development phase and is expected to move forward pending PJM approval.

• 5/21- DeKalb County approved a SUP for a 4.99-MW project by TurningPoint Energy.

• 5/21- Community members in Adams County expressed disapproval of a proposed 29-acre project by Summit Ridge Energy, fearing it would decrease local property values.

• 5/20- Burr Oak Solar held a public comment hearing for a proposed 300-MW facility in DeKalb County.

Texas

• 5/22- The City of Austin approved a resolution to install more solar on public buildings to reach its goal of 245 MW of solar over the next 10 years.

• 5/21- AES and Meta signed PPAs for 650 MW of solar from new projects in Kansas and Texas.

• 5/21- Sangha Renewables raised $14 million for a solar-plus-Bitcoin-mining facility in Texas.

📢 Policy & Programs

Texas

• HB3229

  • Lays out requirements for solar decommissioning and authorizes administrative fees.

  • UPDATE- Signed and sent to Governor 5/20.

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