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Solar panels to power 145 homes coming to Naperville
Jan 24, 2019 10:13 AM - Naperville is set to receive a solar electricity array to power 145 homes at its Springbrook Water Reclamation Center. -
Why more suburbs are going after a SolSmart designation
Dec 17, 2018 5:32 AM - Illinois has 18 SolSmart communities and another 22 started the process last month. The communities are more likely to have a faster and user-friendly permitting process for solar energy development. -
Weatherman Skilling draws crowd at Palatine Sustainable Energy Expo
Apr 22, 2018 8:06 AM - After outfitting their church with solar panels that will cut their reliance on standard energy means by 40 percent, parishioners of Palatine's Countryside Church hosted a sustainable energy expo where WGN Meteorologist Tom Skilling was the keynote speaker. -
Why your ComEd bill might be going down
Jan 5, 2018 10:22 AM - ComEd is filing with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking approval to pass along approximately $200 million in tax savings to its customers in 2018. If approved by the ICC, the average ComEd residential customer can expect to see an estimated $2-$3 decrease on their monthly bill related to the tax reduction. -
Trump's solar border wall proposal now appears dead
Oct 28, 2017 7:18 AM - Despite President Donald Trump's oft-repeated promotion of a solar wall, there is nary a solar panel in sight among the eight prototypes that have arisen in San Diego county this month. Instead, the 30 by 30 foot structures -- scheduled to be completed this week -- feature concrete, steel or a combination of both.
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Young engineers create chain reaction at Crone Middle School
Oct 18, 2017 11:45 AM - Two 20-something engineers came to Crone Middle School in Naperville to share the basics of nuclear power generation with eighth-graders. -
Can marijuana rescue coal country?
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America's other coal job, ignored by politicians, is dying fast
Aug 13, 2017 7:20 AM - A couple months ago, Donald Trump was cheering a new coal mine in Pennsylvania that will put 70 people to work -- good news for a president whose pledge to revive the industry helped get him elected. But a bigger group of coal workers has already suffered sweeping job cuts, and it's bracing for more. Coal-fired power plants employ more people than mines, and they're shutting down all over the country.
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