Project Purpose To power all of Chicago’s municipal operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, add renewable energy onto the grid by investing in a new project, and deliver tangible benefits to the Chicago community. Project Overview In August 2022, the City of Chicago signed a 5-year retail electricity contract with Constellation Energy to power […]
San Antonio, TX
To deploy solar locally on at least 42 municipal facilities, parks, and parking lots to make progress toward San Antonio’s 2040 goal of zero net energy for all municipal buildings.
5 local governments, ME
Project Purpose Help five Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission (SMPDC) member towns (Fryeburg, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Ogunquit, and Old Orchard Beach) take advantage of Maine’s new Net Energy Billing program and purchase solar together at a lower cost. Project Overview In 2019, the state of Maine passed legislation eliminating “gross metering,” which required solar panel […]
Houston, TX
Project Purpose To power all of Houston’s municipal operations with 100 percent renewable energy five years earlier than targeted, while realizing substantial cost savings for the City. Project Overview In April 2020, the City of Houston announced that beginning in July 2020 it would power 100 percent of its municipal operations—from traffic lights to police […]
Charlotte, NC
Project Purpose To build a 35 megawatt (MW), utility-scale solar energy project that will provide Charlotte with enough clean electricity to power 10,000 homes and advance the City’s goal to power its fleet and facilities with 100 percent zero-carbon sources by 2030. Project Overview In February 2020 the Charlotte City Council voted to become the […]