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The City Council will hold a public hearing and vote Monday night on Charlotte's $7.2 million share of financial incentives for a proposed lithium research center in northeast Charlotte. The council also will vote on whether to accept a cost increase in electricity from a planned solar farm in Iredell County.
After months of negotiation, leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Dec. 6, 2022, introduced a compromise bill of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023.
A solar farm project that was supposed to help the City of Charlotte meet its climate goals is now uncertain after developers said they need a 25% price increase to keep it financially viable. It's one of many nationwide stalled by economic and social headwinds.
Charlotte s solar challenges follow a trend with similar projects wunc.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wunc.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.