Developer proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo [View all]

MARENGO – A clean-energy developer is eyeing a 110-acre agricultural lot just outside Marengo for a solar farm.

SunEast Development, Enel Green Energy and Energy Renewal Partners are planning the project together under Marengo Solar LLC. The $25 million to $30 million development plan calls for about 60,000 solar panels on the site, which is close to a large ComEd substation, said Reed Willis of SunEast Development.

The city will have to annex the site at Johnson Road and West Grant Highway for the project to move forward, according to planning documents.

Developers hope to file for permits by the end of the year.

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