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Pike County, Illinois could soon be making way for more solar farms

WGEM · last updated

KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WGEM) — Efforts are underway to bring a solar farm to Pike County.

Zoning Administrator Greg Wyatt said they gave the green light to zone a proposed 5.0-megawatt commercial solar energy facility in the northwest corner of the Kinderhook Township, just along County Highway 57.

Wyatt said the grid would be a part of Ameren and subscribers would benefit from their energy bills. Wyatt also said the project isn’t officially underway. It would require a building permit, which is under review.

“The project is 26 acres, and will house roughly 12,000 solar modules that are roughly four by eight feet,” Wyatt said.

Wyatt said the board is also discussing the possibility of bringing a solar farm to Pittsfield and Pleasant Hill.

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