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Solar Urbana-Champaign 3.0 is a residential and commercial group purchasing program for solar.

Solar Urbana Champaign is back in 2018 with version 3.0! Offered by the City of Urbana, Prairie Rivers Network, and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, home and business owners throughout Champaign County and Piatt County may participate in this program to help pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.

RECAP: 10/23/17 – Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0 has come to a close with 446.95 kilowatts (kW) of clean solar energy contracted for installation on 58 homes and businesses in Champaign County. Congratulations to all who participated! You are helping make your community cleaner and more energy independent!

As a whole, we estimate that the 58 participants will save over $57,000 in utility costs their first year, producing a combined total of over 522,000 kWh of clean solar energy annually.

The environmental benefits of the Solar UC 2.0 program are equally impressive. We estimate that over 639,000 pounds of CO2 and nearly 10 million gallons of water will be offset in the first year alone by using this renewable source of energy rather than fossil fuel generated electricity.

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(all are FREE and open to the public):
Solar Power Hour Schedule for 2018 coming soon!

Have you thought about financing? The upfront costs of solar can be daunting for some, and for many it makes good sense to make a low monthly payment on solar, which itself lowers your monthly energy bills. U of I Community Credit Union is offering low-interest residential solar loans for Champaign County homeowners*. This is an affordable way to finance your solar project from a member-focused, not-for-profit local lender.

• Borrower must be the homeowner
• All loans subject to credit approval and minimum credit scores will apply
• Unsecured loan ranging from $5,000 – $25,000 and terms of 36-60 months
• Ability to finance up to 100% of cost

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PAST POWER HOURS

4/2/2017 Sunday
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Willenbrock Residence – “Solar Open House”
1017 W White St, Champaign, IL 61821 (Facebook event here)

4/5/2017 Wednesday
6:30 PM
Common Ground Food Co-op
300 S. Broadway Suite 166 Urbana, IL 61801 (Facebook event here)

4/10/2017 Monday
6:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign
309 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 (Facebook event here)

4/14/2017 Friday
12:00 PM
MSTE Friday Lunch Classroom 201
505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL 61820 (Facebook event here)

4/25/2017 Tuesday
6:00 PM
Tolono Library
111 E Main St, Tolono, IL 61880 (Facebook event here)

5/3 Wednesday
8:00 AM
Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC – Suite 100
1817 S. Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820 (Facebook event here)

5/6/2017 Saturday
4:00 PM – 6:00PM
Sherwood Residence – “Solar Open House”
1406 Maywood Dr Champaign, IL 61821 (Facebook event here)

5/8/2017 Monday
6:30 PM
Champaign Library – Robeson Pavilion Room C
200 W. Green St, Champaign, IL (Facebook event here)

5/10/2017 Wednesday
6:30 PM
Common Ground Food Co-op
300 S. Broadway Suite 166 Urbana, IL 61801 (Facebook event here)

5/18/2017 Thursday
12:00 PM
Champaign County Sustainability Network (CCNet) at the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation
1817 S. Neil Street, Champaign, IL 61820 (Facebook event here)

5/21/2017 Sunday
10:45 AM
First Presbyterian Church of Urbana
602 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801 (Facebook event here)

5/24/2017 Wednesday
6:30 PM
Straw Bale House – “Solar Open House”
605 East Main St. in Urbana, IL 61802 (Facebook event here)

6/5/2017 Monday
6:30 PM
UC Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway, Urbana IL 61801 (Facebook event here)

6/8/2017 Thursday
6:30 PM
Savoy Recreation Center
402 Graham Drive, Savoy, IL (Facebook event here)

6/20/2017 Tuesday
10:30 AM
Champaign-Urbana Municipal Transit District (MTD)
1101 E. University Ave. Urbana, Illinois 61802 (Facebook event here)

6/22/2017 Thursday
6:30 PM
CU Woodshop
1401 Parkland Ct, Champaign, IL 61821 (Facebook event here)

6/27/2017 Tuesday
6:30 PM
McKinley Foundation – Geneva Room
809 S 5th St, Champaign, IL 61820 (Facebook event here)

6/28/2017 Wednesday
6:30 PM
JT Walker’s
401 E Main St, Mahomet, IL 61853 (Facebook event here)