The Split-Rail solar project has officially been transferred from Invenergy to Ameren according to representatives from both companies, who appeared before the Warren County Commission Thursday, July 9 to provide updates on the project.
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The Split-Rail solar project has officially been transferred from Invenergy to Ameren according to representatives from both companies, who appeared before the Warren County Commission Thursday, July 9 to provide updates on the project.
Invenergy Development Lead Quinn Gorman said the Split-Rail project hit its commercial operations date on June 1, 2026. Gorman said the project also reached substantial completion at 8 a.m. on June 30 and now was the property of Ameren.
During the meeting Commissioner Joe Gildehaus said that the county had already received a check under its Chapter 100 agreement that would soon be disbursed to several county entities. Gildehaus said the check is in the amount of $675,000.
During the meeting two landowners were present to talk with representatives from Ameren and Invernegy regarding contracts between the landowners regarding payment of taxes to the county tax collector for the solar farm operations. During the meeting County Assessor Kathryn Smith said the tax bills are still going to the property owners because the properties didn’t change hands with the solar farm arrangements. Both property owners wanted to make sure that Ameren would pay their portion of the landowners’ bills with respect to the Split-Rail project. Representatives from Ameren said they needed to figure out the logistics of that payment but that they have every intention of making their tax obligation payments under the terms of their agreements with landowners.
The area for the Split-Rail solar farm is 4,435 acres, largely located between Highway A and Highway W, according to previous Record reporting. The electrical capacity of the solar farm would be rated at 300 megawatts. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, 1 megawatt is enough to power more than 100 Missouri homes.
The solar district is irregularly shaped, made of more than 30 interconnected pieces of property. “islands” or “peninsulas” of excluded property in the district area show where either Invenergy or the property owners were uninterested in developing.
During Thursday’s meeting Gildehaus also said he would like Ameren representatives to continue coming before the commissioners regularly to discuss the project and any updates. During the building of the solar farm representatives from Invenergy were appearing before the commission every month to provide project updates. Gildehaus suggested possibly meeting on a quarterly basis moving forward.
