FACT SHEET January 2020
CitizensUtilityBoard.org 1-800-669-5556
http://citizensutilityboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CommunitySolar.pdf
Community Solar in Illinois

What is community solar?

Are you interested in solar power but prevented from installing solar panels because you can’t afford it, don’t have enough space or sunlight on your property, or live in an apartment?

Illinois’ new community solar program allows electricity customers to enjoy the benefits of solar energy without installing panels on their own homes.

Through community solar, you can purchase a portion of the electricity produced by a solar installation—called a community solar garden—and in return receive credits on your electric bill.
What is community solar?
Are you interested in solar power but prevented
from installing solar panels because you can’t afford
it, don’t have enough space or sunlight on
your property, or live in an apartment?
Illinois’ new community solar program allows electricity
customers to enjoy the benefits of solar energy
without installing panels on their own homes.
Through community solar, you can purchase a portion
of the electricity produced by a solar installation—called
a community solar garden—and in
return receive credits on your electric bill.