伊利诺伊州州长帕特奎恩已经签署了一项法律，到2015年之前，规定事业机构从太阳能能源那里购买些股权。
法律规定，公用事业必须购买太阳能发电，直到在2015年之前达到百分之六的购买率。
奎恩说，该法的通过预计将为伊利诺伊州创造超过5000个太阳能产业的就业机会。
一个环境法律和政策中心的代表说，风能类似的基准已经工作。
民主党州长还签署了一项法律，要求房主协会，告知潜在安装太阳能电池政策的居民。
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law requiring utilities to buy a percentage of their power from solar energy sources by 2015.
The law says utilities must purchase a half-percent of solar power by June 2012. The mandatory percentage doubles each year, until reaching 6 percent in 2015.
Quinn said Tuesday at the University of Illinois Chicago that the law is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs in the Illinois solar power industry.
An Environmental Law and Policy Center representative says similar benchmarks for wind energy have been working.
The Democratic governor also signed a law requiring homeowners' associations to inform potential residents about solar panel policies.
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