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County staff warns of state law changes that will tighten timelines, require ordinance updates for battery storage
Summary
County planning staff told the Iroquois County Planning and Zoning Committee on Nov. 4 that recent and pending state statutory changes will narrow local discretion on renewable-energy siting, establish a 60-day hearing timeline and require ordinance updates, particularly for battery storage.
Iroquois County planning staff briefed the Planning and Zoning Committee on Nov. 4 about state statutory changes that will affect how the county reviews wind, solar and battery-storage projects and will require updates to local ordinances.
Andy (staff member) said the statutory changes tighten review timelines — citing a 60-day window to start and hold hearings — and add prescribed criteria that counties must include in ordinances. "The…
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