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Project Information
McHenry County Solar Project, LLC is pleased to introduce a proposed 100 MW solar generation facility with a 52 MWac battery energy storage system (BESS) in McHenry County, Illinois. These facilities will deliver many positive benefits to the local community.
The project will be both an economic development opportunity for greater McHenry County and a significant revenue development opportunity for the local tax jurisdictions that deliver key services to residents.
The project will also benefit regional electricity consumers and the environment by generating clean, low-cost renewable energy and providing vital backup power that increases electric grid resilience and reduces outages.
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Location
The project is located northwest of the town of Marengo within McHenry County, Illinois.
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Size and Acres
The area within the project boundary is approximately
1,000 acres. The project is expected to utilize approximately 650 acres and generate up to 100 MW of solar energy. In addition, the project has the potential to include a 52 MW BESS facility.
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Transmission
The project will interconnect into ComEd’s existing 138 kV overhead transmission line and serve the ComEd power grid.
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Benefits of Solar Energy
A solar project provides a healthy, productive economic development opportunity for local landowners to harvest a stable cash crop–the sun. Benefits include positive impacts on the local economy through tax revenues to local governments and support to other local services. Host communities typically experience economic boosts for local businesses and supply chains and opportunities for new jobs – primarily during the construction phase.
In addition to being safe and compatible with agricultural and rural residential uses, solar energy facilities exist in harmony with wildlife and the environment. They make good neighbors because they operate almost silently without producing odor or byproducts; or attracting additional traffic.
In the bigger picture, solar energy projects provide an abundant, earth-friendly, sustainable power resource to help stabilize electricity costs. These amazing systems lessen carbon emissions and contribute to diversifying the nation’s electricity grid.
Local Economic Benefits
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Community Investment:
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The project represents a significant investment of over $199 million in the McHenry County community.
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Job Creation:
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The project will create more than 170 local jobs in construction, management, and engineering.
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An additional 400+ jobs will be generated across the state of Illinois.
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The project will boost the local economy as solar workers patronize businesses in the construction supply chain, as well as restaurants, hotels, and transportation companies.
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Earnings:
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During the construction phase, the project will contribute over $13 million in new local earnings for McHenry County.
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In the long term, it will generate over $625,000 in annual earnings for the county.
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Throughout the life of the project, it will contribute over $14.9 million to the local economy.
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