Scout obtains 369MW Blue Sky solar

• Colorado-based developer to bring Illinois PV project online in 2024

Colorado-based programmer Scout Clean Energy has actually gotten the consented 369MW Blue Sky solar project in Illinois from RES.

Scout stated the center is arranged to begin commercial operations in 2024. An acquisition cost was not disclosed

The project has actually a settled and carried out Property Tax Abatement Agreement in place with all taxing jurisdictions in Grundy County. It is approximated that the county straining jurisdictions will receive $36.3 million in tax income over the life of the project, including $25.4 million slated to the regional college district alone.

Blue Sky received unanimous authorization for a special use license with Grundy County in December 2020, under the well established Grundy County Solar Ordinance. RES started land acquisition and interconnection studies on the site in 2018. The project must receive its complete interconnection agreement in the third quarter of 2022.

" We are pleased to finish an additional renewables investment with the team at RES," stated Michael Rucker, chief executive officer as well as creator of Scout, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a professional international financial investment supervisor focused exclusively on renewables, storage, and also grid support infrastructure.

" The Blue Sky project is just one of the biggest solar projects approved to day in the PJM and is the 2nd Midwest solar project Scout has actually included in its expanding renewables portfolio this year. Blue Sky is an uniquely located project allowing the supply of considerable solar energy to the Greater Chicago region.

" Blue Sky further diversifies our fleet across wind, solar as well as storage. Scout will close out 2021 with over 12,000 MWdc in our development pipeline and also more than 1,200 MWdc of eco-friendly projects in operation across the USA."