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County announces plan to buy green energy in 2023

Cook County officials announced on Monday, Nov. 29, the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a renewable energy purchase agreement.

The county is seeking to purchase a large portion of its electricity supply from a renewable source beginning in Fiscal Year 2023.

The move is part of the county’s goal of reaching 100% renewable electricity for county-owned facilities by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. Those goals are part of Cook County’s Clean Energy Plan (www.cookcountyil.gov/service/clean-energy-plan), which prioritizes actions that meet the urgency of climate change, promotes local jobs, increases the resiliency of the local power grid, and provides the county with reliable and cost-conscious electricity.

Officials project that the maximum size of the agreement would save nearly 94,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year, which is equivalent to the emissions produced from powering 16,000 homes.

More information and details of the RFP can be found at www.cookcountyil.gov/cookcountyrenewableRFP.

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