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Energy and our Earth–
What’s new with Solar Energy in
Will County?
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What is energy ?
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Sources of energy are turned to power or electricity. The electricity
is then shared back and forth on a grid. The grid can cover a single
building or spread nationally or internationally.
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Energy Mix of Grid
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The Chicago museums are exploring the idea of combining energy systems into a micro grid.
energynews.us/2019/01/03/midwest/sharing-systems-could-help-building-owners-get-more-from-microgrids/
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Renewables vs Fossil Fuels
• Petroleum
• Coal
• Natural Gas
• Solar
• Wind
• Geothermal
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Illinois has an a lot of coal buried underground, but
burning coal for energy creates air pollution and heats up
our planet’s air and water.
Also, the ash from burning coal is highly toxic and must
be stored somewhere as waste.
Fossil fuels are formed by the decomposition
of buried dead organisms over millions of
years. Petroleum, coal, natural gas and
(sometimes) methane gas are considered
fossil fuels.
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Solar, Wind, and
Geothermal are
considered “clean
energy”.
These types of energy are
being promoted by new
rules passed in 2007 --and
strengthened in 2009.
Electric companies in
Illinois must use
25% clean energy by
2025%.
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Solar panels were
put on 6 Troy Schools
in Joliet, Plainfield
and Shorewood.
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The IKEA
Warehouse in
Joliet has the
largest solar
rooftop in Illinois.
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Valley View School District, in Romeoville and Bolingbrook, has 5 solar schools.
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One panel is a
photovoltaic
cell (PV cell).
A group of PV
cells are
called an
array.
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Director of Facilities Mike Lopez introduced solar energy to the
Schoolboard, and it became a reality.
Superintendent James A. Mitchem Jr. accepted a rebate check for $478,528 from ComEd for the solar installation.
The solar panels produce about half of the needed electricity there.
VVSD has seen an energy savings of approximately $600,000 since the solar panels became operational.
VVSD
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Solar users can store excess energy in a
special battery, or credit it back to the grid.
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Some
solar
panels
can sit on
the open
ground.
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Some solar
panels move
with the sun.
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“Off-The-Grid” refers to
a lifestyle independent of
one or more public
utilities.
• Solar Panels
• Water Collection
• Vegetable Gardens
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More Solar
Applications
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Toyota Testing a Solar Car
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Solar
powered
cars
and
phone
chargers
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In real life, the types of energy we use can depend on:
• Availability
• Costs
• Pollution
• Profits
• Jobs
• Technology
• Politics
• Conservation
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For more on solar energy, contact the
Will County Land Use Dept. RR & E Div.
or email