Clean Energy Fact Sheets
Renewable Energy
- NEW: Read CUB’s coverage of the Illinois Commerce Commission’s Future of Gas proceedings.
- Legislation: 2021 Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) and 2016 Future Energy Jobs Act
- Video: Illinois’ New Solar Programs
- Heat Pumps
- Learn how income-qualified consumers can benefit from the Illinois Solar For All Program.
Rooftop Solar
- Introduction to Rooftop Solar
- Illinois Net Metering (Alert: Read CUB’s blog on changes coming to Net Metering in 2025.)
- Webinar: Navigating Solar Options with CUB
- CUB WatchBlog: No such thing as free solar panels (but they can be affordable!)
Community Solar
- Solar in the Community: An online center that gives you helpful information about Illinois’ Community Solar program, which allows you to enjoy the benefits of solar power without installing panels at your property. This resource also includes a chart that details Community Solar offers in the Illinois market.
Group-buy Programs
- Grow Geo Chicagoland: A program to help Chicago-area consumers install a geothermal heat pump system at a discount, and cut their utility bills.
- Solar Switch Chicagoland: A program that educates Chicago-area consumers on the benefits of solar power and can help interested participants install solar panels at a discount and save money on their power bills.
Alternative Pricing Programs
- ComEd Customers
- Ameren Customers
- Interested in Solar?
General Efficiency Tips
- CUB’s free Virtual Utility Bill Consultation (This service is also available in Spanish.)
- Video:Home Energy Savings webinar
- CUB’s Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Handbook
- Year-Round Energy Saving Tips
- Smart Thermostats
- Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program
- Chicago Bungalow Association Energy Savers Program
- Federal/State Incentives
- Learn about home energy audits (assessments).
Electric Vehicles
- EV Buyer’s Guide Livestream
- See how much you could save by switching to an electric vehicle: CUB’s EV Calculator
- Rebate information: CUB’s blog on the Inflation Reduction Act and CUB’s Illinois Electric Vehicle Rebate Factsheet
- Electric Transportation: Electrifying Transportation in Low-Income Communities
- Ameren’s ChargeSmart Program (an optional rate program for Ameren residential customers who drive an EV and charge it at home)
- CUB’s Guide to the Inflation Reduction Act: This guide explains how Illinois consumers can take advantage of all the money-saving energy provisions in the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
- CUB’s Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Handbook: This handbook is filled with shopping tips and details about the key questions you need to ask when considering an electric vehicle.
- The ABCs of EVs series: CUB’s guides on electric vehicles and transportation electrification: This three-part series describes regulatory considerations and policies to support transportation electrification and discusses ways to quickly and efficiently bring TE benefits to the communities that need them most.
- A Renter’s Utility Guide: Go Green, Cut Costs and Learn Your Rights (en Espanol): This publication is filled with tips on saving energy and info on solar and other green programs for renters, and it lists the details to consider when you’re setting up utility service. Don’t forget: renters have utility rights, too!
- CUB’s Guide to Going Green: Energy efficiency is good for climate change and your bottom line. In this guide, we lay out our recommendations for making your home more environmentally friendly while lowering your bills.
- CUB’s Better Heat Guide: Steps to a Cheaper, Cleaner Way to Heat Our Homes in Chicago: This guide was made for Chicago residents who want to explore switching their heat from gas to electricity. (Not from Chicago? Read our statewide guide.)
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Clean Energy Fact Sheets
Renewable Energy
- Video: Illinois’ New Solar Programs
- What is the Clean Energy Jobs Act?
- What’s Going on with Clean Jobs Training in Illinois?
- What is the Future Energy Jobs Act?
Community Solar
- Introduction to Illinois’ Community Solar Program
- Solar in the Community
- CUB WatchBlog: The facts on Arcadia Power’s community solar offer
- CUB WatchBlog: Nexamp and Clearway, two new community solar offers available to Illinois consumers
Rooftop Solar
Alternative Pricing Programs
- ComEd Customers
- Ameren Customers
- Interested in Solar?
Electric Efficiency
Electric Vehicles
- The ABCs of EVs series: CUB’s guides on electric vehicles and transportation electrification
- CUB’s Electric Vehicle Buyer’s Handbook and EV Buyer’s Guide Livestream
- See how much you could save by switching to an electric vehicle: CUB’s EV Calculator
- Rebate information: CUB’s blog on the Inflation Reduction Act and CUB’s Illinois Electric Vehicle Rebate Factsheet
- Electric Transportation: Electrifying Transportation in Low-Income Communities
- Optional rate program for Ameren Illinois residential customers who drive an EV and charge their vehicle at home.