Breaking Down Barriers: Municipal Regulation and Interconnection in Community Solar

Community solar development in Illinois comes with a distinct set of regulatory and interconnection hurdles, which this panel will explore head-on. Discussions will cover the role of municipal regulation in community solar siting, including voluntary and involuntary annexations, subdivision authority, planning jurisdiction in the wake of Equity Solar v. Grundy County, and solar development rights under the CEJA Solar Bill of Rights. Panelists will also examine interconnection challenges unique to community solar, including strict timetables, rising costs, and new reliability screen tests, as well as the practical tools and strategies developers are using to overcome them.