Advancing the clean energy transition
Project Benefits
Creating economic opportunities and jobs in Vermilion County and Illinois. Generating electricity for the grid and energy security for the country.
PARTNERING FOR THE FUTURE
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Tax Revenue
When operational, the Tilton Solar Project will generate significantly increased property tax revenue to the local school districts, government entities, emergency services, and more. These taxes will provide millions of new dollars per year without requiring any additional services from the local community.
Jobs
Earthrise Energy aims to hire as many local workers as possible, creating hundreds of well-paying construction jobs. Local businesses will also have opportunities to supply materials to support the project’s construction. Service industry businesses will benefit from increased activity in the region during project development.
Land Preservation
Tilton Solar is a low-impact land use that preserves agricultural and soil health for future generations of farmers and allows the soil time to rest. Earthrise will enter into an Agricultural Impact Mitigation Agreement with the State of Illinois and implement a decommissioning plan. This ensures that at the end of its operational life, the land for Tilton Solar will be restored back to productive farmland.
Affordable, Domestic Energy
Solar energy is the most abundant and cleanest energy source on earth. Due to improved technologies, economies of scale, and increased market demand, solar energy costs have declined steadily over the years. As a result, solar energy is now one of the cheapest forms of energy and can help reduce consumer electricity prices
Energy Security
The integration of additional renewable energy into the country’s electric grid improves the country’s energy security. It does this by diversifying the energy resources we rely upon for electricity, mitigating the risk of energy shortages, and enhancing the dependability of the electrical grid.
Landowner Revenue
Local landowners who lease land for the project will receive long-term payments with fixed increases, providing a significant amount of new revenue to the local economy and allowing them to diversify their income sources.