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Nexamp pitches annexation and four community solar arrays at T & S Trailer Pool site
Summary
Developers told University Park trustees they want to annex part of the T & S Trailer Pool property to host four adjacent 5‑megawatt community solar projects, saying the arrays would be removable, create local jobs and raise property taxes substantially; the plan will go next to the village planning commission.
Matt Walsh, vice president of business development at Nexamp, and land‑use attorney Nick Standiford presented a proposed annexation and a plan to build four 5‑megawatt community solar arrays on land owned by T & S Trailer Pool.
The presenters told the University Park Board that the arrays would occupy about 110 acres within a larger 300‑acre assemblage and that developers plan to petition to annex the portion in unincorporated Will County into the village. Standiford said the board would not vote on annexation that night but that special‑use permit applications have been submitted and will go to the village planning commission for review.
Nexamp described its community‑solar model as a subscription program: residents and institutions subscribe and receive discounted credits applied to their ComEd bills. Walsh said subscribers typically see about 15% savings and that the company assigns subscribers to panels on the array and places production credits on…
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