Like it or not, farmland has become an infrastructural landing zone for energy expansion. In rural areas across the U.S., ...

While a new state energy law aims to make it easier to expand renewable options, Huntley officials have given a lukewarm ...

This drone photo shows Mount Hope Cemetery in Belleville, which was established in the late 1800s by Immanuel Evangelical Church. An estimated 27,000 people are buried in it. Joshua Carter Belleville ...

Across farm country, a quiet experiment is reshaping how fields earn their keep. By pairing flocks of sheep with rows of solar panels, land that once had to choose between food and power is now doing ...

HOUSTON and GALESBURG, Ill., Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of households and businesses across Knox County will soon gain access to affordable renewable power as ENGIE North America (ENGIE) ...

Energy developer, owner and operator Arevon Energy has started construction of a $200-million solar farm in Illinois. The 124-MW Big Muddy Solar installation in Jackson County is the company’s first ...

Row after row of photovoltaic panels strung across the landscape are a sign of a community's commitment to renewable energy. In the case of agrivoltaics, crops, livestock, or pollinator habitat occupy ...