Wind Energy in Illinois

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Recent News

• August 28, 2007 -- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law a Renewable Energy Standard (RES) and an Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) that are among the most ambitious in the nation. The RES will require Illinois utilities to supply 2% of their power from renewable energy sources by 2008, 10% by 2015, and 25% by 2025. The EEPS will require Illinois utilities to reduce overall electric usage by 0.2% of demand in 2008 and escalating to 2.0% by 2015. Learn more from the Environmental Law & Policy Center press release here.
  
  

Illinois Wind Farms

• Wind Development Projects from the American Wind Energy Association
  

Illinois Wind Resource

• Illinois Wind Maps from the US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy office
  

Illinois Wind External Links