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McHenry County ZBA approves Water Locust Solar conditional use permit, adds ban on on-site battery storage

5971612 · October 17, 2025
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Summary

The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals voted to approve a conditional use permit for Water Locust Solar LLC to build a commercial solar facility and added a condition prohibiting on-site battery storage; the petition will go to the county board on Nov. 18.

The McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals on an undisclosed November hearing approved a conditional use permit for a commercial solar energy facility proposed by Water Locust Solar LLC and added a condition prohibiting on-site battery storage.

The board voted to add the battery-storage prohibition before approving the full set of permit conditions and the conditional use request. After discussion the board recorded the battery-storage condition vote as six in favor and one opposed; later it approved the full conditions and the conditional use permit unanimously and sent the petition to the…

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