Pivot Energy has started the construction of 10 new community solar projects in Illinois.
The portfolio of projects represents 17.1 MW of capacity through the Illinois Adjustable Block Program across Ameren and Commonwealth Edison utility service territories.
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The portfolio is expected to produce 80 million kWh of electricity per year, offsetting the equivalent of more than 60,000 tons of carbon emissions, according to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator.
Pivot Energy previously developed a 34-MW portfolio of community solar projects across Illinois in early 2021. With the new portfolio, the company’s community solar capacity now stands at 51 MW.
Photo courtesy: Pivot Energy In May, Pivot Energy was selected by Xcel Energy to develop a 41 MW community solar portfolio in Colorado, exclusively serving income-qualified households beneath an established income threshold.
The community solar portfolio will represent one of the largest income-qualified portfolios in the United States, Pivot Energy said.
By offering affordable community solar subscriptions to income-qualified households, Pivot Energy will be able to service groups that have historically been left out of the clean energy transition and that face many of the most adverse climate impacts.
The development of an income-qualified portfolio of this size is possible in Colorado because of the state’s renewable energy regulatory landscape, which is designed to address energy equity issues while fulfilling the public demand for a transition to clean, emissions-free energy production.
