Champaign County
Champaign County, Illinois: solar permitting grade C (score 51/100, Elevated Risk). Score has been stable over the last 12 months. Primary-source ordinance and board-vote data on SitePath.
Public summary
| Grade | C · Elevated Risk · Score 51/100 |
| Population | 214,661 |
| Solar ordinance | Active solar ordinance on the books |
| Active moratorium | None on record |
| Regulatory trajectory | Stable (no material ordinance movement) |
| 12-month score movement | Stable |
| Last verified | 2026-05-02 |
Developer outlook
Champaign County carries elevated permitting risk. Developers should budget additional time for ordinance review, public hearing preparation, and community engagement. Illinois's state RPS policy provides a supportive macro backdrop for renewables, even where individual county ordinances are restrictive. Market saturation is elevated in this area — expect competition for prime land parcels and interconnection capacity.
Local intel
On file: named opposition groups
Cities, towns & townships
Local governments in Champaign County. An incorporated city, town or village can adopt its own zoning, separate from the county’s.
- Champaign city
- Urbana city
- Allerton village
- Bondville village
- Broadlands village
- Fisher village
- Foosland village
- Gifford village
- Homer village
- Ivesdale village
- Longview village
- Ludlow village
- Mahomet village
- Ogden village
- Pesotum village
- Philo village
- Rantoul village
- Royal village
- Sadorus village
- Savoy village
- Sidney village
- St. Joseph village
- Thomasboro village
- Tolono village
Show all
- Ayers township
- Brown township
- Champaign City township
- Champaign township
- Colfax township
- Compromise township
- Condit township
- Crittenden township
- Cunningham township
- East Bend township
- Harwood township
- Hensley township
- Kerr township
- Ludlow township
- Mahomet township
- Newcomb township
- Ogden township
- Pesotum township
- Philo township
- Rantoul township
- Raymond township
- Sadorus township
- Scott township
- Sidney township
- Somer township
- South Homer township
- St. Joseph township
- Stanton township
- Tolono township
- Urbana township
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, incorporated places and county subdivisions with an active government.
Nearby counties
- Piatt County · ≈23 miB39—
- Vermilion County · ≈25 miC48—
- Douglas County · ≈26 miC42—
- Ford County · ≈31 miB38—
- DeWitt County · ≈37 miA26—
- Edgar County · ≈40 miA28—
Compare these counties side-by-side →
Champaign County ranks #77 of 102 ranked Illinois counties (1 = lowest permitting risk). Lowest-risk in Illinois: DeWitt County (A · 26), Bureau County (A · 26), Edgar County (A · 28). See all Illinois county grades →
Want the full record?
Setback distances, board vote histories, source documents, and ordinance amendments are available in the full county profile. The map is free; a walkthrough shows you the underlying record.
About this score
Every U.S. county is scored 0–100 on solar permitting risk (lower is friendlier to development). The grade is a weighted composite of compliance stringency, market saturation, regulatory trajectory, and data uncertainty. Every figure traces back to a primary government document. Read the full methodology →
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