AWARDING RESOLUTION
ISSUED TO CARBON SOLUTIONS GROUP SREC, LLC
FOR ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN
THE ILLINOIS SHINES ADJUSTABLE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
(ESTIMATED GROSS REVENUE PAID TO COUNTY: APPROXIMATELY $177,494.56)
WHEREAS, the Illinois State Constitution and Illinois General Assembly have authorized the County of DuPage (COUNTY) to perform various public functions and to provide essential governmental services for the benefit of its residents, property owners, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly has specifically authorized the County to operate, maintain and keep in repair necessary COUNTY buildings and to enter into agreements for said purposes pursuant to Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 55, paragraphs 5/5-1106 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY previously awarded Resolution/Contract No. FM-P-00043-23 to Windfree Wind & Solar Energy Design Co., for the installation of the solar photovoltaic array on the roof of the DuPage County Administration Building, located at 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187; and
WHEREAS, there currently exists an Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program (hereinafter the “Illinois Shines Program”) which incentivizes solar projects by purchasing Renewable Energy Credits (“RECs”) generated by participating Distributed Generation and Community Solar projects; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to COUNTY’s previously awarded Resolution/Contract No. FM-P-00043-23, the COUNTY agreed to retain Carbon Solutions Group SREC, LLC, an Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program Approved Vendor, to enroll the County in the Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program and to sell the COUNTY’s RECs; and
WHEREAS, Carbon Solutions Group SREC, LLC and the COUNTY have negotiated the attached AGREEMENT to enroll the COUNTY in the Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program and to sell the COUNTY’s RECs over the next fifteen (15) years; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said AGREEMENT, the COUNTY will initially provide Carbon Solutions Group SREC, LLC a one-time payment totaling $12,049.82, which includes a one-time application fee ($2,666.00) and a required utility collateral fee ($9,383.82); and
WHEREAS, it is currently expected that the COUNTY’s application for enrollment into the Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program will take 12-18 months to process; and
WHEREAS, after enrollment into the Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program, during the term of the AGREEMENT, the COUNTY is estimated to receive gross revenue from the sale of its RECs totaling approximately $177,494.56 over fifteen (15) years, resulting in an approximate net revenue of $165,444.74, with payments to be made to the COUNTY on a quarterly basis; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Committee therefore recommends that the County Board approve the attached AGREEMENT with Carbon Solutions Group SREC, LLC for the COUNTY’s enrollment and participation in Illinois Shines Adjustable Block Grant Program, with a term not to exceed a 16 ½ year period from June 10, 2025, through November 30, 2041.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the attached AGREEMENT between the COUNTY and Carbon Solutions Group SREC, LLC is hereby accepted and approved for a period not to exceed 16 ½ years from June 10, 2025, through November 30, 2041, and the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute the AGREEMENT on behalf of the COUNTY.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to transmit certified copies of this Resolution to Global Solutions Group SREC, LLC, Attn: Rhett Gopaul, 2045 W. Grand Ave, Ste B, PMB #58751, Chicago, IL 60612 and to the Facilities Management Department.
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Enacted and approved this 10th day of June, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK