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McLean County Approves 5th Wind Farm; Names Rogal To Board Vacancy

WGLT McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael on Thursday administered the oath to Jim Rogal as he was sworn in to serve on the county board. The McLean County Board on Thursday approved construction of a $350 million wind farm project in the southeastern corner of the county, becoming the county’s fifth wind farm. The board also named labor union leader Jim Rogal to fill a board vacancy in District 4, and approved a contract for interim county administrator Cassy Taylor. Sapphire Sky Wind Energy LLC won approval to build up to 64 wind turbines of up to 590 feet tall across more than 14,000 acres in Bellflower and West townships. The wind farm would generate 250 megawatts of power and plans to provide power to about 80,000 homes annually.

Early closure for Vistra coal plant prompts fresh call for Illinois solar-storage transition policy

Published: 8 Apr 2021, 11:48 By: Andy Colthorpe A proposed large-scale battery storage project in Morro Bay, California that Vistra Energy is planning to build. Image: Vistra. US power generation holding company Vistra has renewed its call for legislation designed to assist the transition from coal to renewable energy in the US state of Illinois. The call for the introduction of the Illinois Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act comes as Vistra announced the early closure of the 1GW Joppa Power Plant operated by one of its subsidiaries. The plant had been scheduled for closure in 2025, but that has been brought forward to 1 September 2022.

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