The DeWitt County Board continues to clean up its ordinances for renewable energy, in November focusing on solar.

DeWitt County Board Chair Dan Matthews indicates they have amended the ordinance to make solar power battery storage 3,000 feet from homes, businesses, hospitals, daycare, or schools.

According to Matthews, he did consult with a potential developer on how the ordinance change might impact his project and the feedback was overall positive.

As with a lot of renewable energy initiatives, the County has to closely watch what the State of Illinois is doing and County Administrator DeeDee Rentmeister points out there has been some movement on solar policy at the state level.

Rentmeister points out there is imminent interest in a solar farm coming to DeWitt County.

In other renewable energy fronts - a major CO2 pipeline project that was slated to go through DeWitt County has been pulled and its future remains uncertain.