Developers are pushing legislators for more community solar and supporting the Path to 100 Act, legislation to expand the Illinois renewable portfolio standard to 40 percent by 2030.Read the full story.
Without an expansion of the state program, the remaining projects are in limbo, according to Pete Gray, spokesman for the Path to 100 Coalition. Read the full story.
Across the flatlands of Illinois, a new crop is rising among the traditional waves of grain as farmers increasingly make the same calculation: Hundreds have applied to host acres of solar panels on their property. Read the full story.
Illinois added 1,308 solar jobs last year. But as things stand, we'll fail to reach our goal of getting 25 percent of our energy from renewable sources by 2025. It’s time for the Legislature to step in. Read the full editorial.
Illinois saw a significant increase in solar jobs in 2018, according to the latest National Solar Jobs Census. The recently proposed Path to 100 Act aims to keep Illinois' clean energy success going. Read the full story.
Spurred by record-low equipment costs and state-sponsored incentives, solar installation companies are flocking to Illinois, including the Metro East region near St. Louis.Read the full story.
When Magid Glove and Safety decided to install the Midwest’s largest rooftop solar installation, Illinois Solar Energy Association members got to work making it happen. Read the full story.
