Despite many years of evaluation and adjustment to DeWitt County's wind and solar ordinances, the State of Illinois has come in this year and put in place statewide regulations that supersede local ordinances.

It's an ongoing evaluation says DeWitt County Vice-Chair and Land Use Committee Chair Terry Ferguson. He tells Regional Radio, the DeWitt County Board discussed this at last Thursday night's DeWitt County Board meeting.

According to Ferguson, the work of the County is currently trying to find places where state law might allow for some local control. 

Ferguson indicates the State has muddled some of the language around the acceptance of a renewable energy project application, leaving local governments believing they may have a say in giving the green light to a project.

Ferguson believes there are enough loopholes in the State law to allow for some local control and that is what they are working to implement before May 22 when the State law has to be put into effect locally.