3 Benefits from a Great Lake State Energy Job Law

Illinois Legislature enacted the Future Energy Jobs Act along with a requirement that 25% of the state’s power green by 2025 which has led to job growth by:

• Building the 1st community solar project in the state
• Attracted outside investors for projects that not-for-profit entities can’t individually afford
• “onslaught of renewable energy development will create construction, engineering and other positions that directly or indirectly support new installations”

Journal Star | One year later, Illinois energy jobs law bearing fruit