By: Linda Girardi – The Beacon-News Yorkville is poised to review a proposal for a 7.4-acre solar farm designed to supply power to the Kendall County Courthouse. The project has been touted by the Kendall County Board as an energy- and cost-saving move. Lincoln, Nebraska-based GRNE Solar is seeking special use permit approval from Yorkville
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By: Tony Scott – KendallCountyNow.com Kendall County government is going solar. The County Board unanimously approved a number of measures at its meeting Tuesday, March 6, that will locate a series of solar panels – called a solar field – on a 7.4-acre parcel just west of the Public Safety Center in Yorkville. Board members
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By: Susan Thanepohn – Aurora Beacon-News Plano aldermen voted to authorize Progressive Energy Group of Aurora to look at sites for possible solar energy fields in the city. Arnie Schramel, managing partner of the Aurora company, explained that the group has been working with Plano for a few years on energy acquisition and management. Potential
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By: James Wyman – WSPYNews.com A representative of Progressive Energy Group, an energy broker, told the Sandwich City Council at Monday night’s meeting that the city could save 20 to 30% on energy costs by installing a solar field behind the sanitary plant on the east side of Sandwich. Progressive’s Arnie Schramel told the aldermen
By: James Wyman – wspynews.com The Kendall County Board voted unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to move forward with a request for quotations from contractors interested in building a solar array west of the Kendall County Courthouse. The State of Illinois is giving grants to counties and municipalities that move toward solar power, and a third
