Will County
Will County, Illinois: solar permitting grade F (score 68/100, Very High Risk). Score has been stable over the last 12 months. Primary-source ordinance and board-vote data on SitePath.
Public summary
| Grade | F · Very High Risk · Score 68/100 |
| Population | 696,355 |
| Solar ordinance | Active solar ordinance on the books |
| Active moratorium | None on record |
| Regulatory trajectory | Worsening (ordinance direction tightening) |
| 12-month score movement | Stable |
| Last verified | 2026-05-02 |
Developer outlook
Will County is very high risk for utility-scale solar permitting. Significant regulatory barriers are on record, and approval is not likely without substantial process investment. 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 Will County. An incorporated city, town or village can adopt its own zoning, separate from the county’s.
- Aurora citypartly in this county
- Braidwood citypartly in this county
- Crest Hill city
- Joliet citypartly in this county
- Lockport city
- Naperville citypartly in this county
- Wilmington city
- Beecher village
- Bolingbrook villagepartly in this county
- Braceville villagepartly in this county
- Channahon villagepartly in this county
- Coal City villagepartly in this county
- Crete villagepartly in this county
- Diamond villagepartly in this county
- Elwood village
- Frankfort villagepartly in this county
- Godley villagepartly in this county
- Homer Glen villagepartly in this county
- Lemont villagepartly in this county
- Manhattan village
- Minooka villagepartly in this county
- Mokena village
- Monee village
- New Lenox village
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- Orland Park villagepartly in this county
- Oswego villagepartly in this county
- Park Forest villagepartly in this county
- Peotone village
- Plainfield villagepartly in this county
- Rockdale village
- Romeoville village
- Shorewood village
- Steger villagepartly in this county
- Symerton village
- Tinley Park villagepartly in this county
- University Park villagepartly in this county
- Woodridge villagepartly in this county
- Channahon township
- Crete township
- Custer township
- Du Page township
- Florence township
- Frankfort township
- Green Garden township
- Homer township
- Jackson township
- Joliet township
- Lockport township
- Manhattan township
- Monee township
- New Lenox township
- Peotone township
- Plainfield township
- Reed township
- Troy township
- Washington township
- Wesley township
- Wheatland township
- Will township
- Wilmington township
- Wilton township
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, incorporated places and county subdivisions with an active government.
Nearby counties
- Kankakee County · ≈22 miB40—
- Grundy County · ≈24 miD63—
- Kendall County · ≈25 miD63—
- DuPage County · ≈28 miB40—
- Lake County, IN · ≈31 miF75—
- Cook County · ≈35 miD52—
Compare these counties side-by-side →
Will County ranks #102 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 →
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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 →
Related reading
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