Trinity Services, Common Energy partner on Chicagoan community solar projects
Illinoisan social services organization Trinity Services and Common Energy have partnered to support a series of five community solar projects across the greater Chicago area.
As a renewable energy advisor and utility company, the New York City-based Common Energy has more than 950 MW of community solar projects already under development.
Through the new collaborative partnership, more than 120 Trinity locations will subscribe to Common Energy’s Chicago projects, receiving monthly credit on their energy bills. The organization’s residential units will in turn save 20% of the credit value they receive for 20 years.
“For Trinity Services, these energy savings are meaningful because they can go toward supporting the people who depend on us,” says Trinity Services CFO Bob Taylor. “Community solar gives us the opportunity to reduce our operating costs for decades while doing right by the environment and our communities.”
Powering Chicago’s social services
Trinity Services currently serves more than 6,800 adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities around Illinois, officials from the nonprofit say. The organization’s mission is to allow those adults and children to flourish, living full and fulfilling lives. The nonprofit says these community solar projects will be a massive boon to that mission.
In total, the five projects have a combined capacity of about 16 MW, representatives of Common Energy say. The quintuplet of solar assets will generate approximately 20.7 GWh of renewable energy per year, equivalent to avoiding more than 563 million pounds of carbon emissions over the lifetime of the projects.
“Common Energy is proud to partner with Trinity Services on these important projects,” said Richard Keiser, CEO of Common Energy. “Savings generated by community solar can now be used to support and expand services to those with disabilities across Illinois.”
Common Energy services about 1 GW of community solar projects across the country as of June 2026.
