Developer proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo

[TexasTowelie]

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.

Read more: http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/15/developer-proposes-multimillion-dollar-solar-farm-near-marengo/au420un/

[Cary]

1. Yesterday I went by the Weber Grill headquarters by Harper College

They had a bunch of solar panels. I wonder how well that works for them.

[lunasun]

3. Quite well on a day like yesterday. I know some of my solar powered individual items work even om

cloudy days . But dark wet winter day ? they stop working
Can panels take all that intense sun energy from a day like yesterday and store ? I am very ignorant on the subject
The comment section included a person who had seen panels in Denver that can be tipped to remove snow that then slides off . Interesting

[Cary]

4. You're beyond my knowledge base but if they have batteries, yes.

[lunasun]

2. That would be NW of Chicago . Awesome if output is equal to a ComEd (elec. co.)substation