After months of negotiations and surviving a contentious
budget battle in the state legislature, the hard work of enacting
Illinois’ comprehensive
energy bill is underway.
The Future
Energy Jobs Act calls for the installation of about 2,700 MW of solar
in Illinois by 2030, a dramatic increase from the state’s current 75 MW.
“It’s going to be crazy, and it’s going to be really
exciting,”said Lesley McCain, executive director of the Illinois Solar Energy Association.
“We’ve seen such interest from around the country, from all types of developers
focused on helping get this legislation built out correctly.”
