Largest solar farm east of the Mississippi provides more than just power
The largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River now provides 100% of the electricity powering Loyola University in Chicago, and starting next fall the solar array will also be part of the university’s lesson plans. Read more…
Massive solar farm spanning Morgan, Sangamon celebrated
AUBURN — Officials from across Illinois are celebrating the completion of an enormous solar panel farm built in west-central Illinois. Boston-based energy company Swift Current Energy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday at its Auburn office for the Double Black Diamond solar panel farm. Built outside of Virden and Waverly, the solar farm straddles Morgan and […]
ABC7 I-Team gets exclusive 1st look at massive Illinois solar farm powering Chicago
CHICAGO (WLS) — It’s an audacious effort by the city of Chicago to pay for hundreds of of megawatts of clean energy to offset power usage in the airports and every firehouse, police district, library and city-owned building. The I-Team tracked Chicago energy usage with an exclusive look inside the clean energy compound. Read more…
TIME selects Swift Current Energy for America’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2025
(TIME) Swift Current Energy has been recognized on TIME’s list of America’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2025 for its innovative technology and positive environmental impact. Read more…
Chicago buildings to run on 100% renewable energy in 2025
The 411 buildings owned by the city of Chicago will run entirely on renewable energy beginning Jan. 1. The feat will eliminate 290,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, according to Angela Tovar, the city’s chief sustainability officer. That’s equivalent to taking over 67,500 passenger vehicles off the road each year. “Every Chicagoan interacts with a […]
All Chicago city buildings will soon be powered by 100% renewable energy
On her fingers, Chicago’s Chief Sustainability Officer Angela Tovar counted the city buildings that will soon source all of their power from renewable energy: O’Hare International Airport, Midway International Airport, City Hall. Chicago’s real estate portfolio is massive. It includes 98 fire stations, 81 library locations, 25 police stations and two of the largest water […]
Swift Current Energy brings 138MW PV project to commercial operation
US renewable energy developer Swift Current Energy has closed financing and begun commercial operations at its 138MW Harvest Gold solar project in Mississippi. The project has a power purchase agreement (PPA) in place with retail giant Target Corporation, which is purchasing the entirety of the project’s output and its associated renewable energy certificates (REC). Read […]
American Cities Climate Challenge – Chicago, IL
In August 2022, the City of Chicago signed a 5-year retail electricity contract with Constellation Energy to power all City-owned buildings, streetlights, and other facilities with reliable, renewable electricity by 2025. This $422 million transaction includes a 300 MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) through a new solar farm in central Illinois built by Swift Current Energy, which […]
2K acre solar farm to be built in Pennsylvania, largest in the state
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Phase one of a large solar farm in Clearfield County that will power 75,000 households annually in New York will soon begin. Read more…
Mineral Basin Solar Project in Girard Township to begin Phase 1 activities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has awarded the Mineral Basin Solar Project, led by Mineral Basin Solar Power, LLC, with more than $2 million (of the total project federal cost share of up to $90 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. Read more…
