Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

City of Chicago - Green Power Purchasing

Program Overview


Category:
Regulatory Policy
Program Type:
Green Power Purchasing
Implementing Sector:
Local
State:
Illinois
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Landfill Gas, Wind (Small)
Website:
http://www.chicagoclimateaction.org/pages/renewable_energy_sources/13.php
Renewables % or Amount:
20%
Source:
Renewables
Applicable Sectors:
Local Government
Last Updated:
07/21/2015

Eligibility Criteria

EligibilitySectorsTechnologies
%20.0000
Local Government
Solar Photovoltaics
Wind (All)
Landfill Gas
Wind (Small)

Summary

In June 2001, the City of Chicago signed an agreement with Commonwealth Edison and the Environmental Resources Trust to purchase 20% of its electricity from clean, renewable resources by the end of 2005. Chicago reached this goal in 2008 with a purchase of 215 million kWh of wind and biomass energy from MidAmerican Energy.  The city's plan is to maintain that 20% level for the foreseeable future. As of October 2011, the City was purchasing 20% of their power from renewables. Download the Energy Report 

For more green power purchasing program listings, visit the U.S. Department of Energy Green Power Network.