East White Tie Road commercial solar facility (26 ZBA 009)
Grundy County
Description
New 6.8-megawatt solar farm on 53.3 acres of the Wills family's century farm, meeting all 45 requirements of the county's new solar ordinance after fixing a low decommissioning bond (raised to $1.5 million) and ethical sourcing documentation; approved with 22 conditions.
Impact summary
Converts the least productive 100 or so acres of a working farm to solar while 100 acres remain row-cropped; contested over property-value and farmland impacts.
Applicant
- Name
- East White Tie Road LLC / Sunrise Mountain Partners LLC
- Address
- 5715 East White Tie Road, Coal City (Goose Lake Township)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 2
- Total mentions
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
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