Click here to download the FY2008 Solar Energy Rebate Program guidelines.

The guidelines, much unchanged from last year’s program, establish minimum project sizes for eligibility and a flat 30% award level up to a maximum rebate amount of $10,000. Also, projects with a maximum total project cost of $33,000 to $50,000 will be eligible up to the maximum rebate amount of $10,000.

Additional resources may be available to rural agricultural producers and small businesses at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/. 

Please note: applications must be for solar energy systems purchased and/or installed after January 1, 2007.  These guidelines are effective immediately upon this publication.

The following U.S. Department of Energy document is now available online: DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program - Overview and Highlights. To download the document, go to http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy06osti/39081.pdf (PDF 5.1 MB).

For more information on the Illinois Renewable Energy Resources Program, please contact:
Tom Coe
Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
620 East Adams Street
Springfield, IL 62701
217/785-2433
Tom.Coe@Illinois.gov
www.Illinoisenergy.org