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Land Use Committee recommends one-year extensions for two Coal City Solar permits

Grundy County Land Use Committee · February 25, 2026

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Summary

The committee recommended one-year extensions for special-use permits for Coal City Solar CS2 LLC and CS3 LLC, citing executed interconnection agreements, closed financing, environmental determinations and progress toward construction; both items will go to the full Grundy County Board on March 14.

The Grundy County Land Use Committee on Feb. 25 recommended that the full county board approve one-year extensions for the special-use permits for Coal City Solar CS2 LLC and Coal City Solar CS3 LLC.

Development staff told the committee the CS2 extension request (petition 25ZBAOO2) and the CS3 request (petition 25 ZBA 5) come from the same development team, Madison Energy Infrastructure, and are materially identical in their status. "The developers executed a full interconnection service agreement with Commonwealth Edison and has paid the full interconnection deposit," the Development Director said, adding that financing is closed and construction contracts have been executed.

Staff said environmental reviews returned no‑permit‑required determinations from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the developer obtained incidental‑take authorization for Blanding's turtle as a condition of the original special use. Site‑development permit applications were submitted in December and county review engineers are coordinating on the filings.

The extension ordinances would extend the special‑use approvals through March 2027 and explicitly carry forward all previously adopted conditions without modification. Committee members moved and seconded the recommendations (CS2: moved by James K, seconded by Laura; CS3: moved by Jeff, seconded by Eric) and approved both measures by voice vote. Both items are scheduled for consideration by the full Grundy County Board on March 14 at 6 p.m.

What happens next: The county board will consider the extension ordinances; the committee record shows staff-level progress on interconnection, permitting and financing but does not record any new changes to the previously adopted permit conditions.