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Zoning board approves recommendation for 5 MW South Ottawa Township community solar with vegetation and screening conditions
Summary
The LaSalle County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval, 5–1, of a 5-megawatt community solar project on the southern 35 acres of a 70-acre parcel in South Ottawa Township, subject to several vegetation and screening conditions.
The LaSalle County Zoning Board of Appeals on March 19 recommended approval, 5–1, of a special-use petition from South Ottawa Township Solar LLC to install a 5-megawatt commercial solar energy facility on the southern half (about 35 acres) of a 70-acre parcel on North 207th Road / County Highway 55 in South Ottawa Township.
Petitioner Peter McAuliffe described the project as a community solar facility that would interconnect to nearby Ameren three-phase lines and offer subscription-based bill credits to local residents. He said the array would use single-axis trackers, have a construction window of roughly three to four months, and generate roughly the equivalent subscription capacity for several thousand homes.…
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