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- Chicago’s municipal buildings are now powered entirely by renewable energy: As of January 1, 2023, all 411 municipal buildings in Chicago, including City Hall, international airports, fire stations, and libraries, are powered by renewable energy sources, including a 4,100-acre solar farm in Illinois.
- The city’s clean energy plan reduces carbon emissions and creates jobs: The plan is expected to reduce Chicago’s carbon emissions by around 290,000 metric tons, equivalent to taking 62,000 vehicles off the roads, and creates a $400,000 annual deal for clean energy job training.
- The city’s goal is to power all buildings with renewables by 2035: Chicago aims to power all buildings in the city, not just municipal buildings, with renewable energy by 2035, which would make it the largest U.S. city to achieve this goal.
Chicago, Illinois is kicking off the New Year with clean energy. As of Jan. 1, all of Chicago’s 411 municipal buildings, such as its international airports, fire stations, libraries and City Hall, are now powered entirely by renewable energy.
The feat has been made possible through a 5-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation signed in August 2022, the Chicago Tribune reported.
“Every Chicagoan interacts with a city-owned building, whether the cultural center, City Hall, Harold Washington Library, O’Hare and Midway (international airports) or your local library. To be able to achieve this milestone on behalf of city residents is exciting,” Angela Tovar, chief sustainability officer for Chicago, told the Chicago Tribune.
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