Grow Solar Chicagoland

Grow Solar Chicagoland is back for 2022!

Grow Solar Chicagoland is a grassroots residential and commercial group purchasing program for solar. Home and business owners throughout Cook, Will, DuPage, Lake and Kane counties may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable. The program builds on previous years of successful programs that helped over 200 local property owners go solar.

The program is offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association and Citizens Utility Board, along with Cook, DuPage, Kane & Will Counties, the cities of Chicago, Countryside, and Villa Park, Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition, Palatine Cool Cities Environmental Team, Elgin Sustainability Commission, Sierra Club of Illinois, DuPage Clean Energy Coalition, SAGES of Buffalo Grove, Garfield Ridge Chamber of Commerce, SCARCE, the Conservation Foundation, 350 Chicago, Garfield Park Community Council, Gail Borden Public Library, Maywood Public Library, Northbrook Public Library, and Indian Trails Public Library.

How to Participate

Are you ready to start your solar journey?

First, start by attending a Solar Power Hour. In this hour-long presentation you’ll learn the basics of solar, how it can save you money, and how the solar group buy program works. Solar Power Hours will be held virtually and in-person this year: see the schedule below and sign up today!

Next, get a free, no obligation site assessment from our competitively-selected solar installer to get the ball rolling on a custom quote for your property. It’s that easy!

Already attended a Solar Power Hour and ready to schedule a free site assessment? Fill out this short form to either request a site assessment, receive important program updates directly to your inbox, or both. Click the link below!

Grow Solar Chicagoland will be offered through September 30, 2022. Don’t delay, sign up today!

Want more information about this program? Learn about the MREA’s history of facilitating these programs, the success this program has previously experienced, and a biography for this program’s 2020 installer, Windfree Solar, on our About page.

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Grow Solar Chicagoland Events

Grow Solar events are free and open to the public.

August

8/11 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by the Village of Oak Park
8/15 Monday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, 1501 W Boughton Rd Bolingbrook, IL – co-hosted by Laudato Si’ Ministries of Joliet Diocese
8/16 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by Will County
8/17 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest, IL – co-hosted by Village of Park Forest & Park Forest Library
8/18 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by City of Chicago
8/22 Monday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch, 845 Gunderson Ave, Oak Park, IL – co-hosted by the Village of Oak Park
8/23 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by the City of Evanston
8/24 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the McDonald Farm (Clow House), 10 S 404 Knoch Knolls Road, Naperville, IL – co-hosted by The Conservation Foundation
8/25 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Zoom (click here to register) – co-hosted by Northbrook Public Library
8/27 Saturday: Solar Power Hour, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Westchester Village Hall, 10300 W Roosevelt Road, Westchester, IL – co-hosted by Green Residents of Westchester (GROW)
8/28 Sunday: Solar Power Hour, 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Westchester Village Hall, 10300 W Roosevelt Road, Westchester, IL – co-hosted by Green Residents of Westchester (GROW)
8/30 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (click here to register) at SCARCE Education Center, 800 S. Rohlwing Road – Addison IL – co-hosted by SCARCE
8/31 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Peotone Village Hall Board Room, 208 E Main St, Peotone, IL – co-hosted by Will County Green

September

9/1 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 2:00-3:00 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by Elgin Sustainability Commission
9/6 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Flossmoor Public Library, 1000 Sterling Ave, Flossmoor, IL – co-hosted by Flossmoor Public Library
9/7 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Coleman Public Library, 731 E 63rd St, Chicago, IL – co-hosted by the City of Chicago
9/12 Monday: Solar Power Hour, 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by Sierra Club of Illinois – Valley of the Fox
9/13 Tuesday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Zoom (click to register) – co-hosted by 350 Chicago
9/14 Wednesday: Solar Power Hour, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at McConathy Public Library, 21737 Jeffrey Ave, Sauk Village, IL – co-hosted by McConathy Public Library
9/15 Thursday: Solar Power Hour, 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Evanston Public Library (Falcon Room, 303), 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL – co-hosted by the City of Evanston

Help spread the word! The only way this program is successful is through community- led outreach. Please considering sharing with your networks because the more people who go solar through the program, the lower the price for all.

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One Program, Big Impact

2022 marks the third year for the Grow Solar Chicagoland program. Since 2019, the environmental impact has been huge. Each year, the PV systems installed through this program will singlehandedly avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2,962,653 lbs. of CO2. So, thank you to you for making this program successful year after year and for helping to keep our part of the state beautiful, clean, and healthy.