Solar panels power three of the city’s buildings: the Evanston Ecology Center, Levy Senior Center and Evanston Water Treatment Plant. Now, the city is planning to contract outside developers to increase its solar energy usage. Evanston plans to use solar power purchase agreements, which involve having outside developers finance, install and maintain the solar panels..
/PRNewswire/ At a time of soaring energy prices and utility rate hikes, an Illinois consumer watchdog alerted consumers of a Sept. 30 deadline to inquire.