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PROPOSED INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
Department(s): Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability
Other Part(ies): Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Request: Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability and Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Good(s) or Service(s): The Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability will support the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s Solar Switch Chicagoland Program with outreach and marketing. The Program will reduce costs for homeowners and small businesses who are interested in rooftop solar and/or battery energy storage systems.
Agreement period: Date of execution through a period of two (2) years with automatic annual renewal, unless terminated earlier by either the County or Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: None
Agreement Number(s): None
Summary/Notes: Authorization for County of Cook on behalf of the Department of Environment and Sustainability (“CCDES”) to enter into and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Midwest Renewable Energy Association for the purpose of participating in the Solar Switch Chicagoland Program. The Program, formerly known as Grow Solar Chicagoland, in which Cook County has participated in the past, makes solar panel installations more affordable and easier to obtain for Chicagoland residents through community education and volume purchasing to reduce the cost of installation and materials. Cook County will market and promote the program. This Program supports one of the County’s Policy Roadmap objectives for Sustainable Communities, which is to reduce climate change and provide ways to mitigate its effect by prioritizing renewable energy development.
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