University of Illinois Reportedly Close to Signing $20M Solar Farm Deal
The University of Illinois is reportedly preparing to sign a power purchase agreement worth $20.1 million for a 10-megawatt solar farm near the Urbana campus.
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Starbucks Stores Reach 100% Renewable Energy in Illinois
Starbucks says the company reached a milestone in Illinois this week: More than 340 stores there are now powered entirely by wind power generated in the state. When it opens later this year, the Starbucks Chicago Roastery will also run on wind power, according to … Read more…
These 10 States Led on LEED Green Building in 2018
Illinois rose from third place to top the US Green Building Council’s new annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED. Altogether the 10 states with the most LEED certified square feet per person in 2018 include more than 468 million gross square feet of space, according to USGBC.
Starbucks Signs Illinois Wind Energy Deal with Constellation
Starbucks signed a long-term agreement with energy provider Constellation to power more than 340 Illinois stores from Enel Green Power North America, Inc.’s HillTopper wind project. Constellation has a separate deal with Enel to purchase 14 megawatts of energy from the wind farm in Logan County, Illinois.
Salesforce Signs VPPA for 80 MW of Wind Power in Illinois
Salesforce announced a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables for 80 megawatts of wind power from a new facility in Illinois, the San Francisco-based cloud computing company announced today. The deal represents their largest commitment to renewable energy to date.
Net Zero Energy 189-Acre Development Planned for Illinois
Burr Ridge, Illinois-based real estate company Hawthorne is currently planning a net zero energy housing and commercial development for Lockport, Illinois, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. The project for Lockport, located about 30 miles southwest of Chicago, calls for 500 homes as well as a shopping … Read more…
ComEd’s $1.4 Billion Energy Efficiency Program Will Extend Rebates for Business Customers
ComEd recently announced the start of a new program in Illinois that will provide $350 million in funding for energy efficiency each year for the next four years. The program, created through the state’s Future of Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), is expected to almost double … Read more…
Archer Daniels Midland Starts Operations on Second Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Project
Global food processor Archer Daniels Midland, headquartered in Chicago, announced on April 7 that the $200 million Illinois Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) project – a partnership to safely and permanently store more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually – has begun operations by injecting CO2 into a large saline reservoir.
200-Year-Old Illinois City Ponders First Utility Tax
For the first time since its establishment in 1827 – about 190 years ago – the city of Danville, in eastern Illinois, is considering imposing a utility tax.
Princeton, Illinois, to Raise Rates and Recruit a Citizens Electric Utility Advisory Committee
The Princeton, Illinois, City Council vote unanimously on September 19 to form a five-member Citizens Electric Utility Advisory Committee that would help run the municipality’s electricity department.
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