The Illinois solar market was kick-started by the Adjustable Block Program, now called Illinois Shines, a capped program that offers significant solar renewable energy credits.
The Sustainability Hub, a partnership between Summit Ridge Energy, 548 Enterprise, Ecademy and the Power52 Foundation, plans to train veterans and other Illinois residents for solar careers.
Initial demonstration projects are focused on select customers that have experienced outages in recent years.
The company leveraged its experience in cold weather projects to support the clean energy deployment.
Ameresco and Inovateus Solar announced the completion of a 2.62 MW solar project on a brownfield site.
The French Road solar project features more than 7,000 solar panels and will supply enough power for about 400 homes.
The media giant has signed a 15-year power contract for 250MW of annual electricity from the upcoming Blue Sky Solar Project.
2022 is on track to be a big year for solar energy in Illinois, with plans to complete more than 8,400 additional solar installations and double its workforce.
Sol Systems will own and operate the portfolio and will work with energy developer Tenaska to develop and construct the projects.
The capacity was awarded under the Illinois Adjustable Block Program, which was approved in September, after months of industry stagnation.
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