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Conditional UseRecommended approval (Jan 2026) · Council outcome not on recordWest of Illinois Route 25, north of Stearns Road, St. Charles Township, Kane County, IL

Tri-County Solar Community Solar Project (Zoning Petition #4676)

Kane County

Description

A 5-megawatt community solar facility on about 41 acres of the closed, Superfund-listed Tri-County Landfill, using a ballasted (no-penetration) panel system. The committee recommended approval with 12 stipulations, including a new condition that no building permit issue until an EPA-required written agreement is signed.

Impact summary

Turns unusable landfill ground into clean energy without touching farmland, with pollinator habitat and Blanding's turtle protections — but construction can't start until the site responsibility agreement is done.

Applicant

Name
Tri-County Solar LLC (Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure / GSI Development Corporation)
Address
West of Illinois Route 25, north of Stearns Road, St. Charles Township, Kane County, IL

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
2
Total mentions
1

Last vote

Recommended approval (Jan 2026) · Council outcome not on record6–0, unanimous

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Jan 20, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jan 20, 2026Recommended approval 6–0

KC County Development Committee — January 20, 2026

A 5-megawatt community solar facility on about 41 acres of the closed, Superfund-listed Tri-County Landfill, using a ballasted (no-penetration) panel system. The committee recommended approval with 12 stipulations, including a new condition that no building permit issue until an EPA-required written agreement is signed.

Related issues (1)

Community solar on the Tri-County Landfill (Petition #4676)

A 5-megawatt community solar project is proposed on the closed Tri-County Landfill, a Superfund site the EPA says is ready for solar reuse. The committee supports it but added a condition: no building permit until a written agreement spells out who's responsible for the site among GSI, Waste Management and regulators.

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