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Alexander County, Illinois: solar, wind, and storage projects and permits
Proposed projects, county offices, and the state rules for a solar, wind, or battery storage project in Alexander County, county seat Cairo.
Check land in Alexander CountyOpens the land report with the map on the county; click a spot for its flood, wetland, habitat, line-distance and parcel check.
Are energy projects proposed in Alexander County?
The MISO and PJM queues downloaded October 7, 2026 list no active projects in Alexander County. Some newly filed requests do not list a county yet, and small projects that connect to local distribution lines do not appear in these queues, so this does not rule out other proposals.
Sources: MISO generator interconnection queue and PJM interconnection queue, downloaded October 7, 2026; withdrawn and operating projects are left out, and the operators do not publish developer names. What the stages mean.
What can Alexander County require of a project?
Illinois law sets the ceiling: Alexander County must approve a commercial wind or solar project that meets the state standards, must finish its public hearing within 60 days, and may not ban them in agricultural or industrial zones (55 ILCS 5/5-12020); battery storage has had its own statewide standards since June 1, 2026 (55 ILCS 5/5-12024). Land inside a city or village falls under municipal zoning instead.
State siting standardsFarmland agreement (AIMA)Property taxes
Who to contact in Alexander County
Assessment questions go to the supervisor of assessments, special use applications to the zoning office, and road use agreements to the county engineer; the county seat is Cairo. A drainage district, if the land is in one, must receive the developer's drainage plan.
Alexander County websiteCounty engineer and highways
Solar for homes and businesses in Alexander County
Illinois net metering, the Illinois Shines incentive, and HOA rules are the same statewide; your electric utility sets the application steps here: Illinois home and business solar rules · utility application links.
State and federal reviews
Illinois EPA stormwater coverage, IDNR's EcoCAT review, historic preservation review, and federal wildlife screening can apply to a site in Alexander County: Illinois agency list.
Get the land report for a spot
Flood zone, wetlands, nearest power line, soils, and more for any point. Parcel acreage fills in automatically in Texas and 26 other states (not Illinois, which has no statewide parcel layer).