Lake in the Hills officials have granted another extension for construction of a planned solar farm.
The 8-acre solar farm is slated to go in at the Lake in the Hills Airport off Pyott Road, according to village documents.
Public Works Director Ryan McDillon said Thursday that construction on the solar farm has not started yet.
The village board first approved an extension for the project in October 2024, which lengthened the construction phase to June 8 of this year, McDillon said.
Now the board has granted another six-month extension, so the construction phase can finish in December.
But for every month past June the construction phase continues, the operation phase will be reduced by that amount of time. So, if the solar company takes the full six months past June to build the facility, it would have an operational period of 24.5 years rather than 25 years, McDillon said.
The extension does not change the rent payments to the village, which will increase on June 9 to an annual rate of just under $17,000, according to village documents.
The solar company, Cenergy Power, was not immediately available for comment.
Getting a solar project up and running at the Lake in the Hills airport has been in the works for several years.

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