Tools For Clean Communities

Find the Tools You Need to Support a Clean Community

From state grant programs to utility incentives to technical resources, there are plenty of tools available for Illinois communities to support healthy, affordable buildings. Explore these curated resources to understand the support that is available to residents, businesses and policymakers.


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Resources for Residents

Learn about the energy efficiency and green energy programs  available to Illinois Residents.

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Resources for Businesses

Learn about the programs and financing solutions that help Illinois businesses and property owners invest in efficiency and build value.

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Resources for Policymakers

Explore the solutions available for policymakers to reduce emissions in government buildings and support clean building policy in their community.

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Resources for Residents

Explore the available to Illinois residents to save money and energy.

  • Free Home Energy Assessment

    ComEd resident customers are eligible for Free Home Energy Assessments which include free and discounted energy saving products and a Home Energy Report. Get started with savings here!

    Start your energy assessment here!

  • Switch Together

    Switch Together is a solution that makes it quick, easy, and more affordable to go solar. After sharing information about you and your home, Switch Together will gather bids from approved vendors and determine what incentives that you qualify for in order to construct a free personalized recomendation. Then you can determine whether or not to move forward with installation.

    Learn more about Switch Together

  • ComEd Energy Efficiency Programs

    ComEd resident customers are eligible for a number of programs and incentives to save money and energy including:

    • Free Home Energy Assessments which include free and discounted energy saving products and a Home Energy Report,
    • Income Eligible Energy Savings Program, 
    • Energy Efficiency Loans, 
    • and Rebates on energy-efficient appliances and home products.
    Learn More about ComEd Efficiency Programs

  • Community Solar

    Community Solar allows electricity customers to enjoy the lower costs of solar power without installing panels on their own homes. 


    Apartment or condo dwellers, renters, and homeowners of buildings that aren't compatible with solar energy can subscribe to a off-site solar project. Community solar providers analize a household's energy demand and credit your monthly energy bill based on that demand.


    Community Solar subscribers save an average of 10-20% on their energy bills. 

    Learn about Community Solar

  • Free Home Energy-Saving Kits

    Income-eligible residents across illinois can receive free energy-saving products that can make your home more energy efficient and help you save money on your monthly energy bills.

  • Solar and Storage Rebates

    There are a number of state, federal, and utility incentives that make it easier and cheaper to go solar.

    Learn more about Solar and Storage Rebates

  • Illinois Solar for All

    Illinois Solar for All is a state program that makes solar more affordable for income-eligible residents, allowing more people to enjoy savings on their energy bills.


    Learn more about Illinois Solar for All

  • Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP)

    Income eligible residents can recieve up to $18,500 for free appliances, repairs, energy efficiency upgrades through the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP).

    Learn More about IHWAP

Resources for Businesses

Explore the options available to Illinois businesses to save money and energy.

  • Building Energy Hub

    The Hub delivers practical, actionable building energy efficiency resources that help professionals achieve measurable improvements and navigate complex requirements with confidence.

    Visit the Building Energy Hub

  • Illinois Climate Bank

    The Illinois Climate Bank’s mission is to accelerate private capital investment into clean energy projects in all communities. 


    Climate Bank programs for businesses include the State Small Business Credit Initiative, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, Bridge Loans, and more.

    Learn more about the Illinois Climate Bank

  • ComEd Incentives and Programs

    ComEd offers a number of programs for businesses and buildings to save money and energy. These include:

    • Free Facility Assessments
    • High Performance Design Incentive,
    • New Construction Offerings,
    • Retro-Commissioning,
    • and Small Businesses and Facilities Energy Efficiency Program: 
    Learn More about ComEd Programs

  • Peoples Gas Incentives

    People's Gas offers programs to support energy efficiency including free energy assessments, rebates and incentives, and the multifamily energy savings program

    Learn more about these incentives

  • Ameren Incentives and Programs

    Ameren offers a number of programs and services to assist businesses in saving energy and money including:

    • Free Energy Consultation,
    • Energy Efficient Equipment Incentives
    • Free Energy Assessments for Multifamiliy Property Managers,
    • Weatherization Incentives
    • New Construction Incentives
    • Retro-Commissioning,
    • Instant Incentives,
    • and Custom Incentives 
    Learn More about Ameren's Programs

Resources for Policymakers

Explore the options available to Illinois policymakers to build clean communities.

  • Illinois Climate Bank

    The Illinois Climate Bank offers clean energy financing solutions for municipalities, local governments, schools, hospitals and more. These programs include:

    • Stretch Code Adoption Grants,
    • Solar Permitting Software Adoption Grants,
    • Community Geothermal Planning + Pilots,
    • Clean Energy Planning Grants,
    • 40101d Grid Resilience Grants,
    • Solar Bridge Loans,
    • Community Solar Financing,
    • and more
    Learn more about the Illinois Climate Bank

  • Illinois Energy Office Energy Efficiency Assessment Program

    The Energy Efficiency Assessment Program provides funding to public housing authorities, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to conduct energy efficiency assessments at properties benefiting residents receiving housing assistance from a state or federal program.


    Learn more about this program

  • Illinois Energy Office Affordable Housing Energy Grant

    The Energy Efficiency Assessment Program provides funding to public housing authorities, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to conduct energy efficiency assessments at properties benefiting residents receiving housing assistance from a state or federal program.


    Awards will range from $5,000 to $25,000. 

    Learn more about this program

  • Illinois Solar for All

    Illinois Solar for All is a state program that makes solar energy more affordable for income-eligible residents and the organizations that serve them.


    Eligible nonprofit organizations and governments can receive affordable solar installations or community solar subscriptions and save money on electric bills.

    Learn about the Illinois Solar for All Program

  • Illinois Shines for Public Schools

    Illinois Shines is a state-administered incentive program to support the development of new solar projects. The Public Schools category of the Program aims to increase the educational and financial impacts of solar projects in

    communities traditionally excluded from the energy sector by setting aside a carveout for Illinois public schools to participate in the Program.

    Learn more about this program