On August 8th, 2022, Mayor Lightfoot announced an agreement to purchase 100% clean, renewable energy starting in 2025. They also have implemented the Chicago Climate Action Plan with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
History
In June 2001, the City of Chicago signed an agreement with Commonwealth Edison and the Environmental Resources Trust to purchase 20% of its electricity from clean, renewable resources by the end of 2005. Chicago reached this goal in 2008 with a purchase of 215 million kWh of wind and biomass energy from MidAmerican Energy. The city's plan is to maintain that 20% level for the foreseeable future. As of October 2011, the City was purchasing 20% of their power from renewables.
For more green power purchasing program listings, visit the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
On April 22, 2021 Mayor Lightfoot announced the the city will sign a new contract to power buildings and operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, with at least half coming from new renewable energy sources in the region.
| Implementing Sector: | Local |
| Category: | Regulatory Policy |
| State: | Illinois |
| Incentive Type: | Green Power Purchasing |
| Web Site: | https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/progs/env/energy_efficiencyandrenewables.html |
| Administrator: | City of Chicago |
| Start Date: | |
| Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: |
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| Renewables % or Amount: | 100% by 2025 |
| Source: | Renewables |
| Technologies: | Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Landfill Gas, Wind (Small) |
| Sectors: | Local Government |
| Parameters: | The incentive is 100.00 % |
| Name: | April 22, 2021 Press Release |
| Name: | August 8, 2022 Press Release |
| Date Enacted: | 08/08/2022 |
| Name: | City of Chicago |
| Address: |
Chicago IL 60602 |
| Phone: | (312) 744-5000 |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
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