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Energy Capital Group is investing
around around $600m in the
construction of a 300MW solar
plant on 1,754 acre of land
leased from the Utah School
and Institutional Trust Land
Administration
(SITLA).
The
project, called ECG Utah Solar
1, is likely to create around 200
construction jobs and generate
substantial tax revenue for local
and state governments.
ECG Utah Solar 1, which will
receiveengineeringsupport from
Victor Rojas and Power-Tech
Engineers, will generate enough
electricity to power an estimated
80,000 homes and will benefit
Utah's K-12 grade school children
through lease payments to SITLA.
Pending approval from Millard
County, the project is in the Utah
Alternative Energy Development
Incentive (AEDI) application
process, having completed the
required biological study and
cultural survey as well as entered
the interconnection queue.
Energy Capital Group CEO Josh
Case said that the project will
benefit the Utah school children,
MillardCounty's economy, Utah's
economy and the California
utilities, adding: "The ECG team
has made great strides to date,
and we are reaching more
project milestones at a rapid
pace. The support from SITLA,
Millard County, the state of Utah
and other organizations in this
whole process has been very
much appreciated and we see
this as a huge win for all parties
involved."
Solar
development for Utah