solar power

Thousands of schools across the country have installed solar panels over the past decade. Illinois has the 3rd-most "solar-powered" schools of any state. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin has more on one northern Illinois district’s clean energy journey.

It’s been two years since Illinois lawmakers approved the Future Energy Jobs Act.The law set renewable energy targets for the state. Dave Kolata is…

Solar power has been used here and there in Illinois for a long time. But now the state is going for it in a big way. In the 19th Century, scientists…

Renewable energy may be getting a boost from President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. For one business owner in Rockford, it’s part of his mission.Lee…

Illinois is falling behind its goals when it comes to solar energy on rooftops. Observers say wording in a state law is not helping. A recent Chicago…

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