New Partnership Seeks To Increase Solar Access In Chicago’s South Side

By Betsy Lillian | Solar Industry Blacks in Green (BIG), an environmental economic development organization designed to tackle pollution and poverty, has announced a new partnership with Sunrun. The partners aim to increase opportunities for South Side Chicago homeowners to access solar energy, as well as increase clean energy career opportunities for residents in traditionally…

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Town Hall set on clean energy legislation

By KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE ST. CHARLES – State Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is co-hosting a Clean Energy Town Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Carnegie Room at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles, according to a news release. This event is open and free to…

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EDITORIAL: Illinois’ energy future needs sense of urgency

By Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board “Now is no time to duck and cover. Some in Springfield reportedly are considering putting important energy legislation on the back burner until a controversy involving ComEd contractual lobbyists writing checks to a former aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan blows over. Any new energy legislation would almost certainly involve…

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Local experts help residents create cleaner energy for Illinois

By Emily Manley CARTERVILLE (WSIL) — A piece of legislation in Springfield could help secure clean and affordable energy for everyone in Illinois. Local experts spoke on Wednesday at John A. Logan College in Carterville about the Clean Energy Jobs Act would do if it became law. This would help make wind and solar development easier…

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The push for clean energy in Illinois

Letter to the Editor by Don Dieckmann When the Dynegy-Vistra power plant in Wood River abruptly closed its doors in 2016, I anticipated the hardships Alton area communities would face as a result. I knew the plant’s closure would mean a loss of jobs, a drop in economic activity, and a struggle to address a…

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Locals gather to discuss how to save money on energy costs

by WICS/WRSP Staff Click here if the video fails to load. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Springfield residents gathered to talk about saving money on energy costs and clean energy legislation. It was lead by the Faith Coalition for the Common Good. The meeting featured a discussion program to help people save money on energy and…

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Solar technicians return to Peoria to put learned skills to use

By Rebecca Brumfield PEORIA, Ill. — ICC Solar Pipeline Training graduates are back home in Peoria putting their learned skills to work. These students first learned technical skills through the Tri-County Urban League. Sunpeak, a solar company out of Madison, Wisconsin, hired three Peoria grads who are working on the installation. A local graduate says…

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Spotlight: Jobs, equity and economic justice are at core of new Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act

By Andrew Barbeau and Christie Hicks Illinois has once again put itself at the forefront of the movement to promote a clean energy economy. Earlier this year, legislators including Sen. David Koehler, unveiled the Clean Energy Jobs Act (“Local advocates cheer state clean energy legislation,” Journal Star, Feb. 28), or CEJA, a groundbreaking bill that…

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