The Resilient Communities Webinar Series is a part of University of Illinois Extension and Prairie Rivers Network's collaboration to build capacity for technical assistance and education aimed to help communities navigate energy- and environment-related funding opportunities, provide guidance on community inclusion, and lead community-specific strategic planning. This outreach should help communities secure and manage resources to address legacy pollution, invest in clean energy technologies, and more.
From Parking Lots to Landfills: Funding Solar Projects That Empower Your Community Tuesday, March 25 at 12 PM CT
Learn from local Illinois communities on how they transformed landfills and parking lots into beneficial solar projects! Attendees will hear from Scott Tess who transformed an Urbana landfill into a community solar project that provides local power. Ryan Huffer will share how they used a power purchase agreement to install solar on a parking lot in Decatur. Dee Tanner and Jim Zeidler will share how they used direct pay tax credits to go solar in Steeleville. Each speaker will share their story, how these projects have benefitted their communities, and how they financed it. Prairie Rivers Network will provide an overview of incentives and financing opportunities, and Monika Vadali from Great Plains Institute will share her community cohort that communities can join to transform their landfills into solar projects!
This webinar will cover:
Success stories from Illinois communities implementing solar projects
Options available to finance innovative solar projects
Opportunities for technical assistance and community cohorts
Speakers:
Scott Tess, City of Urbana Dee Tanner, AJ Electrical Jim Zeidler, Village of Steelevillle Ryan Huffer, City of Decatur Monika Vadali, Great Plains Institute Amanda Pankau: Prairie Rivers Network