Solar power in Chicago

Thinking about going solar in the Chicago Metro area? Chicagoland is relative newcomer to solar market. I bet you don't see many solar panels around yet. You will. ComEd has steadily been raising the price of residential electricity. It's currently at 12 cents/kWh. That's up from 8 cents just three years ago. That's a 33% increase in your electricity bill. Chicago receives 4.08 kWh/m2/day of sunlight. That's nothing to sneeze at. Just above average for the country as a whole. ComEd is required to provide 6% of its power from solar energy system by 2025. That can come from you. Let ComEd pay you for your power for a change. The Illinois DCEO rebate should start up in September. First come first serve until that $2.5M fund dries up for 2013. You'll want to have your system commissioned before then. A JuiceBox definitely works for you.