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Some local solar farms under construction; some in court

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Independent staff photo. Pepper Energy has set up a construction entrance off the east side of Lily Pond Road just north of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, where a 20-acre Groundhog LLC solar farm will be built.

By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Amid an uncertain legal landscape for new solar farms in McHenry County, two are under construction around Woodstock, and a third is the subject of a lawsuit challenging the county’s right to deny its approval. Work is underway at the 20-acre Doty Road Solar project along the west side of Doty Road […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Picture of Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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