Kane 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 Kane County, county seat Geneva.
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What energy projects are proposed in Kane County?
The PJM interconnection queue lists 3 proposed projects in Kane County (3 battery storage), about 1,105 MW in all. 0 have a signed interconnection agreement.
What stands out in Kane County
By capacity, battery storage leads in Kane County with 1,105 MW across 3 projects. The largest is queue number AI2-006, a 484 MW battery storage request in the PJM queue, in study, filed Nov 2022, with a target in-service date of Jun 2027. Of the 3, 3 are still in study. All of them are in the PJM queue, which covers the ComEd side of the state. The requests were filed between Sep 2022 and Nov 2022. Target in-service dates for those not yet under construction span Jan 2027 to Jun 2027.
A listing means a developer asked the grid operator to study connecting a project; many are never built, and the status column says where each one stands.
Reading the table: the queue number is the operator's ID for the request (MISO J-numbers, PJM AE/AF/AG-numbers); operators do not publish developer names in these files. Connection is the transmission owner and, where listed, the substation or line; "Other_" is the operator's own placeholder. In study (Phase 1/2) are MISO's definitive-planning study phases; "moved to TC1" means a PJM request was carried into Transition Cycle 1; "CIR Increase" is a request to add capacity rights to an existing project; "LRTP" names a MISO long-range transmission project. For PJM rows, MW is the figure in the megawatt column of PJM's public queue export; PJM also tracks maximum facility output and capacity rights separately, so a project's study documents can show a different number.
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| Queue number and connection | Type | MW | Stage | Requested | Target in-service iThe in-service date the developer gave the grid operator. Developers set and change it, many projects slip, and some are never built. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI2-006PJM · ComEd · Elgin 138kV | Storage | 484 | In study | Nov 2022 | Jun 2027 |
| AI2-007PJM · ComEd · Rocky Road 138kV | Storage | 451 | In study | Nov 2022 | Jun 2027 |
| AI1-156PJM · ComEd · West Rutland 138 kV | Storage | 170 | In study | Sep 2022 | Jan 2027 |
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 Kane County require of a project?
Illinois law sets the ceiling: Kane 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.
Recent local action: Kane County filed Zoning Petition 5008, a text amendment revising Section 25-5-4-9 (commercial solar energy facilities) and adding Section 25-5-4-10 (energy storage systems over 1,000 kW) to the county zoning ordinance in response to Public Act 104-0458, with a Zoning Board of Appeals hearing set for August 4, 2026, Development Committee August 18, 2026 and County Board September 8, 2026. (Kane County Zoning Petition 5008 staff summary)
State siting standardsFarmland agreement (AIMA)Property taxes
Who to contact in Kane 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 Geneva. A drainage district, if the land is in one, must receive the developer's drainage plan.
Kane County websiteSupervisor of assessmentsZoning and planningCounty engineer and highways
Solar for homes and businesses in Kane County
Illinois net metering, the Illinois Shines incentive, and HOA rules are the same statewide; ComEd 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 Kane 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).