Invest in an energy-efficient, clean-burning fireplace insert to enjoy fires that warm your house and reduce air pollution associated with conventional fireplaces. (An open fireplace can draw as much as 300 cubic feet of heated room air up the chimney every minute.)...
Registration for the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program (CS² Program) Now Available for Residents! Following the Village Board’s endorsement of the Community Solar Clearinghouse Solution Program (CS² Program) at their December 14, 2021 meeting, residents...
Every month when you pay your electric bill, you pay for a ComEd energy-efficiency program that is free for all but that few take advantage of. Find out how you can have a (fully-masked) ComEd energy-efficiency advisor tour your house and advise you. (If you prefer,...
General Motors plans for an "all-electric future." The Chevy Bolt was the 2017 Motor Trend's "Car of the Year." Don't wait - be part of a cleaner future now with an electric or hybrid car. Learn more at pluginamerica.org and greencarreports.com. If you don’t know...
Northwestern University and Clearway Energy Group just announced that Northwestern has signed up for 11.9 megawatts (MW) of Clearway’s community solar projects in Illinois, the equivalent of taking 2,934 cars off the road each year. Northwestern’s long-term...
Go Green Wilmette has helped put solar panels on three Habitat for Humanity Lake County homes! We raised funds to put solar panels on a house built by the New Trier High School Senior Class of 2018 – the first solar installation on a Habitat house in Illinois. The...
Chicago just became the largest city in the United States to commit to 100 percent clean energy. Legislation passed unanimously in April 2019 by the city council will enable the metropolis of 2.7 million to power all of its buildings on clean and renewable energy by...
The Evanston City Council continued the City's strong leadership on climate issues by unanimously approving the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP), a comprehensive plan to reduce Evanston's impact on global climate change while preparing the community for its...
GGW wants to make this easy for you! Find FAQ's and tips on installing solar systems in Wilmette here. View solar homes on the Illinois Solar Tour or contact us for more help.
The Illinois legislature passed a sweeping, comprehensive new energy bill, one of the most significant state energy legislation passed in the US in decades. The Future Energy Jobs Bill will include: At least 4.3 gigawatts of new Illinois wind and solar power – as much...
Dryers use a lot of residential electricity so Mr. Green of the Sierra Club addressed this question. The most energy efficient way to dry your clothes is to use the energy from the sun and hang your clothes to dry. For those that want to use a dryer, there are now...
This question was asked of our good friend Mr. Green of the Sierra Club. This is his response. "Manufacturing a refrigerator doesn’t demand as much from our dear old battered environment as you might think. A new fridge that saves you just 100 kWh a year will offset...
Go Green Wilmette works to reduce idling in our community. The purpose of the Idling Reduction Campaign is two-fold – to save energy and to reduce air pollution. There are NO IDLING signs posted at Wilmette’s Metra train station, the Wilmette Park District’s Community...
Energy efficiency protects our environment and saves money at the same time. Being an energy-efficient consumer reduces the use of oil, natural gas and coal resources and decreases the pollution and harmful emissions that occur during energy production and use....
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