Division 15.3 - Wind Farms
(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 15.3 heading) DIVISION 15.3. WIND FARMS (Source: P.A. 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09.)
(65 ILCS 5/11‑15.3‑1)
Sec. 11‑15.3‑1. Wind farms. A municipality may own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, either individually or jointly with another unit of local government, school district, or community college district that is authorized to own and operate a wind generation turbine farm, that directly or indirectly reduces the energy or other operating costs of the municipality. The municipality may ask for the assistance of any State agency, including without limitation the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Power Agency, or the Environmental Protection Agency, in obtaining financing options for a wind generation turbine farm.
(Source: P.A. 95‑805, eff. 8‑12‑08.)