Published 09/06/2023 5:00:00 p.m.

5-megawatt solar farm proposed for Locust and Science Ridge in Sterling

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The solar farm would create 20 to 30 construction jobs during the six months or so it would take to build it. If permitted, the farm would have about 11,100 solar panels in the array, which would be 20 feet tall at full tilt. The modules would have a coating to reduce glare and would be monitored remotely.

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5-megawatt solar farm proposed for Locust and Science Ridge in Sterling

STERLING – A company with multiple community solar projects in Illinois and five other states is asking to build a 5-megawatt solar farm in a field at Locust Street/state Route 40 and Science Ridge Road/East 37th Street, just outside Sterling’s northern city limit.Locust Street Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Boston-based Nexamp Solar LLC, plans to build on 28 acres of a 42-acre site on the southeast corner of the intersection where the Illinois Depa…

09/06/2023 5:00:00 p.m.

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