Driven by global warming, generous incentives, more Illinois homeowners turning to solar power
Homeowners have said they waited years to make the leap to solar, and government incentives equal to about 60% of the cost made the decision easier.
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Homeowners have said they waited years to make the leap to solar, and government incentives equal to about 60% of the cost made the decision easier.
ComEd and Summit Ridge Energy announced the completion of three community solar projects in Dekalb County, Illinois.
In his warm, dry suburban split-level, Nathan Gorr is far from the worst effects of climate change. But even here, he said, the signs are accumulating. There was that heavy rain a few years ago — the worst downpour he’d ever seen. There are the federal disasters that Gorr, who works in mortgage servicing, tracks on the job: floods, storms and hurricanes. There’s even the joyful 2003 honeymoon ...
Thousands of residents across Illinois are saving money on solar panel installations. Here's how to save and which companies are best in Chicago.
Illinois residents can take advantage of a federal tax credit along with two unique state-level programs that can make solar panels relatively cheap or basically free.