1. Finding of No Significant Impact for the Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative and Palisades Energy LLC Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

1. Finding of No Significant Impact for the Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative and Palisades Energy LLC Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

The proposed project is a 1.5 MW solar farm including access roads, fencing, and associated utilities. The site is approximately 11 acres in size located in Massac County, IL.

Staff assignment name:  Russell Japuntich
Project submittal date: 5/17/2025
Project Approval Date: 7/22/2025
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

PUBLIC NOTICE Area Rural in Character Provision Statutory SEC. 343 [7 U.S.C. 1991] (a)(13)(D) authorizes the Rural Development Under Secretary to, on the petition of a unit of local government, determine that a part of an area be considered rural in character (RIC) and therefore meet Rural Development’s population eligibility requirements. 

This notice must take place no later than 30 days after receipt of the petition or the commencement of the initiative, as appropriate. 

PUBLIC NOTICE Area Rural in Character Provision Statutory SEC. 343 [7 U.S.C. 1991] (a)(13)(D) authorizes the Rural Development Under Secretary to, on the petition of a unit of local government, determine that a part of an area be considered rural in character (RIC) and therefore meet Rural Development’s population eligibility requirements. 

This notice must take place no later than 30 days after receipt of the petition or the commencement of the initiative, as appropriate. 

PUBLIC NOTICE Area Rural in Character Provision Statutory SEC. 343 [7 U.S.C. 1991] (a)(13)(D) authorizes the Rural Development Under Secretary to, on the petition of a unit of local government, determine that a part of an area be considered rural in character (RIC) and therefore meet Rural Development’s population eligibility requirements. 

This notice must take place no later than 30 days after receipt of the petition or the commencement of the initiative, as appropriate. 

PUBLIC NOTICE Area Rural in Character Provision Statutory SEC. 343 [7 U.S.C. 1991] (a)(13)(D) authorizes the Rural Development Under Secretary to, on the petition of a unit of local government, determine that a part of an area be considered rural in character (RIC) and therefore meet Rural Development’s population eligibility requirements. 

This notice must take place no later than 30 days after receipt of the petition or the commencement of the initiative, as appropriate. 

The project is a proposed 400-megawatt solar facility located on land that was previously disturbed for lignite mining. The project is located in Christine, Atascosa County, Texas.

Staff Assignment Name: Terry Czerwien
Project Submittal Date: 4/10/25
Project Approval Date: 7/21/25
DOE CE Applied: B5.16

Big things are happening in Harrison County, and the new Harrison County Community Hospital (HCCH) facility is just the beginning of a transformational era for Harrison and surrounding counties.

Project Description: The current site is a flat, open field that would require minimal grading. The disturbance of land would be limited to the approximately 20-acre Project area during construction. Activities associated with the construction, interconnection, and operation of the Project would take place within the approximately 20-acre Project area, and the effects of the summation of these actions are analyzed in this Environmental Review.