Spark Alerts: May 6, 2025

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📰 Market & Development News

Illinois

• 5/7- Rochelle County’s Planning Commission recommended approval of an SUP for Rochelle Solar’s 87-acre project.

• 5/5- Nexamp announced it will develop a portfolio of roughly 100 new projects across the U.S. as part of a long-term agreement with Microsoft.

Texas

• 5/5- Heelstone Renewables acquired a renewable portfolio from Valor Infrastructure Partners, including projects in Texas.

• 5/2- Sunraycer signed two environmental attribute PPAs with Meta to provide a total of 310 MW of power using two projects in Hill and Navarro Counties.

📢 Policy & Programs

Illinois

• SB2473

  • Provides that, by 11/1/25, all electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities shall file an integrated resource plan.

  • Introduced in Senate 2/7, referred to Assignments Committee.

  • UPDATE- Senate proposed amendments 5/5.

Texas

• HB3809

  • Sets requirements for BESS facility decommissioning and removal.

  • Introduced in House 3/26, passed House 4/29.

  • UPDATE- Introduced in Senate 5/5, referred to Business and Commerce Committee.

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