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Illinois considers clean energy package to tackle data center boom

Illinois lawmakers are working on an omnibus clean energy package that would introduce a Storage for All program, a Solar Bill of Rights, virtual power plant programs, to name a few.

Illinois residents rally for big, bold clean energy bills

Hundreds of Illinois residents rallied at the state’s capitol to call on lawmakers to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and other clean energy bills by the end of the month.

Five years of Illinois Solar for All

The average per kilowatt cost declined among Illinois Solar for All projects that went online in recent years.

Illinois lawmakers propose 15 GW energy storage target by 2035

The bills would direct the Illinois Power Agency to procure the same amount of energy storage as required in California, which uses twice as much electricity as Illinois.

From flipping burgers to flipping the switch on community solar

More than 30 Wendy’s and McDonald’s franchise locations in Illinois are estimated to save an annual $20,000 in electrical costs by subscribing to community solar, the savings of which will increase as more community solar projects come online.

SunVest New Energy awarded 38 MW of community solar in Illinois

The capacity was awarded under the Illinois Adjustable Block Program, which was approved in September, after months of industry stagnation.

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Illinois Q2 residential solar installations are down nearly 90% compared to 2020

Just 313 small rooftop solar projects were completed statewide in Q2 2021, compared to 2,908 a year earlier, as the state remains in a perilous solar incentive limbo.

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Illinois emphasizes large rooftop solar, not community, in block grants

The Illinois Power Agency has allocated the last quarter of capacity under the adjustable block grant program, as it slogs through a backlog of applications for projects.

Nukes not included: 100% renewable energy proposed in Illinois

Senator Cristina Castro and Representative Ann Williams have introduced The Clean Energy Jobs Act, which would raise the state’s RPS to 45% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% renewable energy by 2050.

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Illinois solar program continues to develop, solar job numbers begin to grow

The Illinois Power Agency has added more administrative components to its website, while job training continues and hiring picks up.

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