Conditional UseRecommended approvalSouth side of Tanner Road, approx. three-quarters mile west of Orchard Road, Sugar Grove Township, IL

Catfish Renewable Energy Solar Facility (Petition 4690)

Kane County

Description

Special use permit for a commercial solar energy facility in the F farming district. North Aurora objected, but the board approved unanimously.

Impact summary

Adds a commercial solar farm on agricultural-adjacent land; the pending state Supreme Court case may affect future county authority over similar projects.

Applicant

Name: Catfish Renewable Energy LLC (Vincent Catich)
Address: South side of Tanner Road, approx. three-quarters mile west of Orchard Road, Sugar Grove Township, IL

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · County Board

Recommended approval21–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 13, 2026Recommended approval 21–0

County Board — October 13, 2026

Special use permit for a commercial solar energy facility in the F farming district. North Aurora objected, but the board approved unanimously.

Related issues (1)

Land-use conversion pressure: solar, data centers, and 798 acres changed

Members aired concerns that data centers pay far less per kilowatt hour than residents (whose rates rise 12% June 1), strain the same grid and water supply, raise ground temperatures, and can annex into towns to dodge county control. The topic goes on the June agenda while Springfield acts first.

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