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All Chicago City Buildings Now Run on Renewable Energy
Authorities have reportedly set a new goal of powering all buildings in the city limits with renewable energy by 2035
Former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot signed an agreement to buy power from Constellation, an electricity supplier, in 2022. Constellation Energy now furnishes the supply from the 593-megawatt Double Black Diamond solar farm in Sangamon and Morgan counties, about 30 miles from Springfield, which has been under construction since the same year. Tovar explained the financing allows time for the city to explore alternative sustainable methods to eventually remove that remaining 30%, such as rooftop solar.
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