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Iroquois County begins ordinance work on solar, battery storage and considers moratorium for data centers
Summary
County planning and zoning reported March 5 that two US Solar projects and a Commerce Street Solar building-permit application will move forward with conditions; the board must update local renewable-energy ordinances within 120 days to align with state law effective June 1 and received counsel recommending a moratorium or conditional-use path for data centers.
Iroquois County officials told the county board March 5 they will begin revising local land-use rules to conform with a new state law and to address several renewable-energy applications currently before planning and zoning.
A planning representative said two US Solar conditional-use and variance applications — for sites described in the meeting as near Loa and near Gilman — will be forwarded to the county board with recommended conditions. The…
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