Kendall County Solar Farm Energized and Fully Operational
Saving County $160,000 Per Year and $4,000,000 over Project Term
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Yorkville, Ill., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today Kendall County officials announced that its 2.10 MW Solar Farm is fully energized and performing as expected. The Solar Farm is located on a vacant 7.4-acre parcel at the Government Center Complex in Yorkville, IL. The solar farm will generate over 3.3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year, and provide power to the Public Safety Center, County Judicial Center, and Public Health Department. Kendall County is continually looking for ways to reduce our operating costs. This will save County taxpayers over $4 million dollars. When Progressive Business Solutions presented a program that allowed us to reduce our costs without any capital investment, we decided it was a good fit for Kendall County and its residents, said Scott Gryder, Chairman of the
City of Plano Solar Farm Energized and Fully Operational
City will save $50,000 per year and $1.25 Million over project term.
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PLANO, Ill., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today City of Plano officials announced that its 1.1 MW Solar Farm, which was fully Energized in late 2019, is performing as expected. The ground and roof mounted Solar system will generate over 1.2 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year and provide power to the Water Treatment Plant. The City of Plano and their consultant Progressive Business Solutions reviewed several potential locations and ultimately decided the best fit was to use vacant land next to the current water treatment plant. The solar field has helped the City save money, reduce our dependence on traditional fossil fuels and provides a good example of how the City of Plano continues to be environmental stewards for today and the future
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, national
solar developer Pivot Energy announced the completion of 12 new community solar gardens located across Illinois, totaling 34-megawatts of emission-free, clean, and local electricity. Pivot Energy was awarded the portfolio in 2019 as part of the Illinois Adjustable Block Program. Nine of the solar gardens are currently operational and producing clean energy for ComEd and Ameren utility customers. The remaining three gardens will come online in early spring 2021.
The 12 community solar gardens in total will produce enough clean electricity to power more than 5,100 residential Illinois homes.
Each solar garden will provide additional economic value to Illinois communities through local tax revenue collection and job opportunities.