The City of Macomb Planning Commission public hearing originally set for Wednesday, Sept. 23 for a special use permit to allow a battery energy storage system, which currently has solar panels in place, at 109 E. Street (off of East University Drive) for IAG Investments LLC, has been canceled for the time being.
According to city officials, the public hearing was canceled at the request of the property owner, Anthony Donato of Chicago, who is also the CEO of Donato Solar and GAIL Technology, a data center company, so they could have more time to prepare for the hearing.
There are currently three warehouse-style buildings on the property. According to Donato’s LinkedIn profile, “Donato Solar is the investor and developer of solar fields throughout Illinois, with 40MW of developments planned for 2023-2024 with the goal of planning, developing, and owning 100MW of solar fields by 2025, while GAIL Technology “represents the future of solar farm development and datacenter operations.”
A public notice will be published when the hearing is rescheduled.
