The Cook County Department of Environmental Control and its partners have completed the first-ever assessment of community solar in Cook County, which can help make the benefits of renewable energy more widely available, create jobs and help protect our planet. The Cook County Community Solar project found that community solar can be economically viable on a wide variety of sites typically found within the County. If Cook County can capture a large share of this new market, these projects could provide up to 10,000 construction jobs and generate $1.39 billion in construction investment over the next three years. Cook County’s work is the first step to show individual site owners, and the state agencies that are currently crafting the details of solar incentive programs, what they need to do to make community solar work. Community shared solar is a sun-powered electric system that provides energy and/or financial benefits to multiple parties; and expands access to solar power for renters, condominium owners, those with shaded roofs and those who choose not to install a residential system on their home, business or other building for financial or other reasons. Learn more at energy.gov/sunshot.