1.0Citizens Utility Boardhttps://www.citizensutilityboard.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MtZnvkoqWH"><a href="https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/blog/2025/08/29/planning-your-pathway-to-solar-illinois-shines-releases-new-solar-financing-fact-sheet/">Planning your pathway to solar: Illinois Shines releases new solar financing fact sheet</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/blog/2025/08/29/planning-your-pathway-to-solar-illinois-shines-releases-new-solar-financing-fact-sheet/embed/#?secret=MtZnvkoqWH" width="600" height="338" title="“Planning your pathway to solar: Illinois Shines releases new solar financing fact sheet” — Citizens Utility Board" data-secret="MtZnvkoqWH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> CUB encourages consumers interested in going solar to utilize Illinois Shines’ Solar Loan Financing resource to learn the many different ways homeowners can pay for solar projects.  This is the second handout in the Illinois Power Agency’s (IPA) Homeowner Handout Series, which is part of an expanding resource library designed to help consumers make informed, confident decisions about going solar with the IPA-administered Illinois Shines program.  “Now is the time to consider your solar options with the sunsetting of federal solar tax credits on December 31, 2025,” says CUB Solar Program Coordinator Grace Concialdi. “We’re glad this resource is available to help consumers considering a loan to finance their home solar panels.”  The IPA has also released this resource in Spanish.  This resource follows the first handout released this year, Illinois Shines: Selecting a Solar Company: Green and Red Flags. Upcoming Homeowner Handouts will cover buying and selling a home with an existing solar project. For more information on solar energy, read CUB’s free Solar Guide and visit our Clean Energy page.https://www.citizensutilityboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CUB_IL_LogoBadgeRGBAdminLogo.png254254