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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Pritzker, Lightfoot tout city’s $422 million deal for green energy

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at Monday’s announcement of a new city contract with a provider of renewable energy. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

Chicago has signed a $422.2 million agreement with Constellation New Energy LLC to provide renewable power to government buildings, street lights and all other city assets — and a carbon-free footprint — by 2025.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, whose Climate and Equitable Jobs Act laid the groundwork for the agreement, called the power supply contract that will make clean energy the standard for buildings a “model” for the nation.

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