Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Industrial | August 8, 2022

Lightfoot Administration Advances Renewable Energy Commitment

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday that the city had signed an energy supply agreement to help meet its commitment to purchase renewable energy for all city facilities and operations by 2025, The agreement with retail electricity supplier Constellation is for an initial five-year term beginning in January 2023.

As part of the agreement with Constellation, beginning in 2025, the city will partially source its large energy uses such as the airports, Harold Washington Library Center and Jardine Water Purification Plant with renewable energy from a new solar generation installation currently being developed downstate by Swift Current Energy. Construction of the solar project is expected to start before year’s end.

“We are providing a clean energy solution that will help the City of Chicago significantly reduce its carbon footprint and make a tangible, positive impact in the fight against climate change,” said Jim McHugh, chief commercial officer, Constellation.  

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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