Illinois Shines – Building Our Solar Future (original) (raw)

Illinois Shines ensures that together, we can all play a role in our clean energy future and supports the State’s renewable and clean energy targets. **Renewable energy**as defined in Illinois law includes solar, wind, hydropower in certain circumstances, anaerobic digestion, and crops and untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass. Clean energy as defined in Illinois law is energy generation that is 90% or greater free of carbon dioxide emissions. In Illinois, some energies qualify as clean energy but not as renewable energy. Illinois targets include:

More consumers, businesses, schools, and communities are choosing solar because of its many benefits.

Though customers can “go solar” on their own, Illinois Shines provides substantial, additional benefits including: