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Leading nonprofit and clean energy advisor collaborate to lower energy costs and reduce carbon emissions in Illinois.
Trinity Services and Common Energy today announced a partnership to support five community solar projects across the greater Chicago area. Trinity Services is a nonprofit organization serving over 6,800 adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Common Energy is a leading clean energy advisor and community solar provider with over 950 megawatts of projects under management. Through this collaboration, Trinity will generate long-term energy savings across the residential and community facilities where its clients live and receive services.
Over 120 Trinity Services locations will subscribe to the community solar projects and receive monthly credits on their electricity bills. Trinity’s residential units will save 20% of the credit value they receive for 20 years — meaningful, long-term relief for a nonprofit whose resources are dedicated to the people it serves.
The projects supported in this partnership have a combined capacity of 16 megawatts and will generate approximately 20.7 million kilowatt hours of clean electricity per year, offsetting fossil fuel generation and lowering carbon emissions in the community. Over the life of the program, the projects are expected to avoid over 563 million pounds of carbon emissions.
