Mammoth Solar touts economic payments to Pulaski County
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Just months after its massive $475 million Mammoth Solar field came online, the solar farm’s developer is publicly celebrating the first set of economic development payments being made to Pulaski County.
The project was undertaken by Pennsylvania-based Doral Renewables, and the company announced this week it will pay Pulaski County $375,200 by the end of this year.
In a news release Doral Renewables said the payments underscore the company’s commitment to Pulaski and Starke counties, where the solar plants will operate for the next 30 years. The company said it has made about $60,000 in payments already and plans another $315,000 by the end of the year.
“We are committed to maintaining a strong and lasting partnership with Pulaski County throughout the lifecycle of the Mammoth Solar project. This includes ongoing collaboration with local leaders to ensure that the project continues to meet the needs and expectations of the community,” said Ed Baptista, vice president of development and agrivoltaics at Doral Renewables.
The company says it is making the payments before tax revenue is assessed.
The Mammoth Solar farm is just the first of three phases in what will be a $1.5 billion investment to create one of the largest solar farms in the country. When fully complete the project could generate 1.6 billion gigawatts to power approximately 275,000 homes in Indiana and Illinois.
One key aspect of the project is the use of agrivoltaics, which involves the use of livestock to help with vegetation management