Soltage builds 3 projects under Illinois community solar program

• Soltage, an independent power manufacturer, started construction on 3 solar projects developed under the Illinois Community Solar Program.

" We are proud to start construction on an extra portfolio of projects in the excellent state of Illinois," said Jon Cole, elderly VP of development at Soltage. "Customers that sign up for these projects receive considerable cost savings on their power bills, in addition to rate certainty in time as these projects will certainly be competing many years."

The project portfolio is composed of Bolton Freeport solar 1 (2.58 MWDC), Freeport Fairview Solar 3 (2.58 MWDC) as well as Danville Michigan Solar 1 (1.81 MWDC). These solar projects lie in the cities of Freeport as well as Danville. The enhancement of these projects brings Soltage's community solar portfolio to eleven private assets in Illinois.

Subscribers to these solar projects will certainly include neighborhood business, local, and domestic energy customers that Soltage is serving along with longtime Illinois partner MC Squared Energy Solutions. These three projects, once created, are expected to give over 10,000 MWh of renewable resource per year and operate for a minimum of 40 years.

These projects aim to integrate both renewable energy as well as eco-friendly reconstruction by integrating indigenous greenery underneath the solar panels. The functional methods for these solar projects include 27 one-of-a-kind varieties of low profile and also pollinator friendly indigenous greenery planted across over 20 acres of land. In addition to creating clean energy, the projects will serve as a vital habitat for neighborhood flora and fauna.

The Illinois Community Solar Program was developed in 2018 by the Future Energy Jobs Act to support the advancement of new photovoltaic dispersed generation and also community solar projects in Illinois. A component of the program, Climate and also Equitable Jobs Act, binds the Illinois Commerce Commission to take numerous activities to carry out new programs, initiatives and also regulations to enhance the State's objectives of transitioning the State to 100% clean energy.