Feds Approve Illinois Stimulus Package - Applications for Solar and Wind Power Programs Issued

The US Department of Energy has approved funding for Illinois' State Energy Program under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The state's Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's (ILDCEO) Energy and Recycling Bureau has issued a series of funding opportunities under the Illinois Energy Plan. Two of the elements that concern solar and wind power installations are the Renewable Energy Production Program and the Community Renewable Energy Program. The applications for both programs may be found on on the ILDCEO page at http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Energy_Recycling/Economic+Stimulus/Illinois+Energy+Plan.htm, and are due October 26, 2009. There are also funding opportunities for Green Industries and Biofuels, also to be found on the same page.