Clean Energy Finance Forum

It's happening. This April 27 story notes a purchase by a developer of over 12,000 miles of transmission cable for projects in the American Midwest and Southwest.

This February 23 primer breaks down what community solar means (and can mean).

A long November 17 audio report details one grant from a $350 million Federal batch to develop recycling and reuse of car batteries in a troubled Chicago neighborhood.

This introductory article signals, arguably, the moment when community solar breaks into the mainstream discussion. it focuses on a state whose policy aggressively promotes decarbonization.

On March 22, our partners presented the story of a trash collection site now generating solar energy in Urbana, Illinois.

Seven states – Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina, and Vermont – have enacted legislation to promote pollinator-friendly solar development. A new white paper by the Clean Energy States Alliance provides an overview of these state efforts and offers suggestions for what other states can do to promote solar while also creating or preserving healthy habitats for pollinators.

Illinois utility will test the viability of a transactive energy marketplace, where rooftop solar, electric vehicles and home batteries could become real-time market players.