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title: "Introducing: The Wild, Wild (Mid)West: Community Solar in Illinois - SunCentral"
description: The community solar market in Illinois is expected to grow to 200 megawatts in just two years. What impact will this have on markets and consumers?
image: https://suncentral.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cowboy-sq.jpg
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March 26, 2019

#### SunCentral

# Introducing: The Wild, Wild (Mid)West: Community Solar in Illinois

The community solar market in IL is expected to grow from a couple of pilot projects to 200 MW in just two years. What impacts will this have on the competitive energy markets, on consumers, and for developers?

Pivot Energy’s Director of Business Development, Kacie Peters, explores the challenges of this overnight explosion in her latest blog series titled “Wild Wild (Mid) West”. Check in tomorrow on the Pivot Energy website, and then every Wednesday after, as we launch the first installment of the blog series!

[Read more about this new series here.](https://www.pivotenergy.net/introducing-the-wild-wild-midwest-community-solar-in-il/)

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## Read On

[![](https://suncentral.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/csg-ground-sq.jpg) ](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-1-the-wild-wild-midwest-community-solar-in-ilinois)

#### [Part 1: The Wild, Wild (Mid)West: Community Solar in Ilinois](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-1-the-wild-wild-midwest-community-solar-in-ilinois)

March 26, 2019 

[Read More](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-1-the-wild-wild-midwest-community-solar-in-ilinois)

[![](https://suncentral.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ground-snow-2-sq.jpg) ](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-3-the-wild-wild-midwest-subscription-rate-design)

#### [Part 3: The Wild, Wild (Mid)West: Subscription Rate Design](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-3-the-wild-wild-midwest-subscription-rate-design)

March 26, 2019 

[Read More](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-3-the-wild-wild-midwest-subscription-rate-design)

[![](https://suncentral.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/colby-college-sq.jpg) ](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-2-the-wild-wild-midwest-learning-the-lessons-of-a-crowded-energy-market)

#### [Part 2: The Wild, Wild (Mid)West: Learning the Lessons of a Crowded Energy Market](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-2-the-wild-wild-midwest-learning-the-lessons-of-a-crowded-energy-market)

March 26, 2019 

[Read More](https://suncentral.net/blog/part-2-the-wild-wild-midwest-learning-the-lessons-of-a-crowded-energy-market)

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