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Staff briefs commission on Illinois energy omnibus bill; fee caps and energy-storage rules could limit county revenues

Lee County Regional Planning Commission · February 3, 2026

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Summary

Zoning staff summarized recent Illinois omnibus energy legislation and its likely local effects: caps on building-permit and hearing fees for energy projects, a shift in terminology from "battery energy storage" to "energy storage," and a 120-day window from June 1 for counties to adopt local implementing language; Lee County is under a moratorium on standalone storage projects.

Zoning Administrator (Speaker 2) briefed the commission on a recently passed Illinois omnibus energy bill (referenced in the transcript as a Public Act) and distributed a marked draft showing additions and deletions. Staff highlighted two local implications: statutory caps on building-permit and hearing fees for large energy projects that will reduce…

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