Third Solar Array Planned in Edwardsville
Date Posted: September 26, 2022
Posted In: News,
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer: A residence in the 7100 block of Marine Road will get a free-standing solar array.
The Edwardsville City Council unanimously approved an array Tuesday that will cover 3.61 acres and be installed more than 160 feet from the closest dwelling and more than 700 feet from the nearest right-of-way. It’s on a large lot and set back far from Marine Road.
“It’s a very large property; they’re essentially putting a free-standing structure out in a field as their primary house is too crowded with trees to allow for roof-mounted solar panels,” said Alderman William Krause Tuesday before they voted.
The applicant requested a variance for a free-standing array to be 11 feet from grade, which maximizes the free-standing array. There are two other free-standing solar arrays in Edwardsville, one at Township Park on Center Grove Road and another nearby on Marine. The park array’s tallest point is 15 feet from grades while the other array has a 12 feet from grade maximum.
Joe Bowler, president of Midwest Solar Solutions, the company doing the work, said they’ll be on site next week and installation will take three to five days. The other free-standing array on Marine Road was a previous project of theirs, he added.