Invenergy, a Chicago wind and solar power company, will use new thin-film solar panels and inverters that General Electric Co. says demonstrate breakthrough technology at a solar farm to be built in Illinois.
Invenergy, with headquarters at 1 S. Wacker, will use the components to generate 20 megawatts of energy. Neither GE nor Invenergy would say how much the agreement is worth, and neither could say where the solar farm will be located in Illinois.
Invenergy announced Dec. 16 that it will provide Commonwealth Edison with solar energy generated at the undisclosed site, and wind energy generated at a wind farm in LaSalle County.
Invenergy is one of at least 15 locally headquartered companies that are playing a part in the wind- and solar-power marketplace.
The news highlights Chicago’s growing role in providing alternative energies, with Chicago-based Carbon Day setting up 100 electric-vehicle charging stations throughout the region, and a growing number of data centers in the area implementing carbon-free systems.
By SANDRA GUY Business Reporter