{"id":5270,"date":"2025-04-15T13:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/?p=5270"},"modified":"2025-04-15T13:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:55:03","slug":"fremont-township-awarded-600000-for-renewable-energy-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mywatchseries.me\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/fremont-township-awarded-600000-for-renewable-energy-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Fremont Township Awarded $600,000 for Renewable Energy Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fremont Township in Saginaw County wins funding through Renewables Ready Communities Award by developing Eagle Creek Solar Project in partnership with EDP Renewables North America.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fremont Township, Saginaw County, Michigan, April 15, 2025 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA<\/a>) today celebrates Fremont Township, Michigan being awarded $600,000 through the \u201cRenewables Ready Communities Award (RRCA)<\/a>\u201d from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE<\/a>). The RRCA Awards Program provides flexible funding to local community governments to help fund improvements and additional services for their residents.<\/p>\n

The 120 MW Eagle Creek Solar Park<\/a> (Eagle Creek) serves as an economic windfall for Saginaw County while creating reliable clean energy to power the equivalent of 33,500 average Michigan homes. The solar project will pay over $41 million in taxes to local governments, $68 million to participating landowners through land lease and neighbor agreements, and millions spent locally on restaurants, contractors, hotels, and small businesses. Eagle Creek is expected to create upwards of 250 construction jobs during development. Once completed, numerous permanent positions focused on project operation and maintenance will be established.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEDPR NA is proud to be able to work with Fremont Township and Saginaw County on this state-of-the-art solar park. Fremont Township more than deserves this award from EGLE. This funding is yet another testament to the economic boost that renewable energy brings to local communities throughout Michigan, and we are committed to ensuring those benefits are available to residents now and in the future,\u201d said Tom LoTurco, Executive Vice President, Eastern Region, Canada & Government Affairs, EDP Renewables North America.<\/p>\n

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