Details and Benefits
Project Details
Proposed Size
49 Megawatts (MWdc)
Location
Tazewell County, Illinois
Land Area
Project footprint of approximately 274Â acres of land to locate solar panel arrays, an operations and maintenance building, inverters, and access roads
Local Estimated Revenue
An estimated $7Â million in local tax revenue over the project's lifetime
Power Generation
Clean energy for the average electricity consumption of approximately 7,500Â Illinois homes
Project Lifespan
At the end of the project's useful life, it will be decommissioned in accordance with its prescribed dismantling plan
Bunker Project Timeline
2021
Land Acquisition and Preliminary Environmental Work
2022
Local Agreements, Engineering and Permitting
2022/2023
Final Approvals
2024
Begin Construction
2025
Operational
Project Benefits
Economic Benefits
The Bunker Solar Project represents a major investment that will generate jobs, tax revenue and other economic activity which includes:
Estimated $72 million Total Investments in the Project
Estimated $34 million Total Labor Investment
Estimated $7 million Local Tax Revenue over the life of the Project (Break down by taxing bodies)
Additional Tax Revenues with no increase in local services following construction.
Local ownership resulting in millions of dollars in landowner payments over the life of the project that is circulated locally.
