Illinois Solar Energy Association

Energy News Network: Facing coronavirus and a ‘cliff,’ can Illinois solar survive?

The coronavirus pandemic is “like a one-two punch” for local solar companies that started up after the Future Energy Jobs Act passed but...

WCIA-TV: Groups push for solar energy fix

People who work in the solar industry said their jobs could be at risk if the state does not fix the current renewable energy policy....

Desplaines Valley News: Solar power comes to McCook

High above street level of the industrial park in McCook, there are 5,869 reasons why the Michael Lewis Co. is saving money. Read the...

Greentech Media: Illinois Awards 215 Megawatts of Community Solar, but Developers Left Hungry

Developers are pushing legislators for more community solar and supporting the Path to 100 Act, legislation to expand the Illinois...

Rockford Register-Star: 5 area solar projects awarded renewable energy credits, 17 wait-listed

Without an expansion of the state program, the remaining projects are in limbo, according to Pete Gray, spokesman for the Path to 100...

Washington Post: The next money crop for farmers: Solar panels

Across the flatlands of Illinois, a new crop is rising among the traditional waves of grain as farmers increasingly make the same...

Chicago Sun-Times editorial: Illinois could be a leader in clean energy. Let’s not screw it up

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...

WTTW: Illinois Defies National Trend by Adding 1,300 Solar Jobs in 2018

Illinois saw a significant increase in solar jobs in 2018, according to the latest National Solar Jobs Census. The recently proposed Path...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Solar energy companies flocking to Metro East, Illinois

Spurred by record-low equipment costs and state-sponsored incentives, solar installation companies are flocking to Illinois, including...

pv magazine: The companies behind the Midwest’s largest rooftop solar installation

When Magid Glove and Safety decided to install the Midwest’s largest rooftop solar installation, Illinois Solar Energy Association...

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The Republic: Proposed solar farm pledges big bee, butterfly habitat

Canary Media: Nomad’s mobile batteries deliver utility-scale power where it’s needed

NPR: A hydrogen facility that will produce electricity will be constructed in east