Thursday the City of Carbondale is hosting a solar conference to explore the economic benefits of going solar. The Thursday afternoon conference at the Carbondale Civic Center will bring together industry experts to talk about the wide range of economic incentives, grants, and other programs available to help bring solar to area schools, businesses, and residences.
Nationwide more than 10,000 clean energy jobs were created between April and June. In Illinois more than 100,000 people are currently employed in the clean energy field.
Mike Hornitschek is the Director of Strategic Development at StraightUp Solar and one of the participants in the Carbondale Solar Conference.
WSIU's Jeff Williams talked with Hornitschek about the status of solar in the region and its future in Illinois.
Environmental Entrepreneurs is a national nonpartisan business group. It recently released its latest quarterly report on clean energy job creation in the United States. You can learn more about the report and the development of clean energy in Illinois here.
