一项新的法案日前在美国伊利诺州通过，根据法案规定作为可再生能源组合要求的一部分，爱迪生国民电网运营商以及Ameren电网运营商必须购买太阳能电力。与原定目标2015年不同的是这次的法案规定目标将具体定额分配到每一年，时间上从2012年开始，法规规定，截止于2012年7月1日太阳能能源生产电力要至少占到总电力的0.5%，到2013年7月1日至少占到1.5%，2014年7月1日至少占到3%，2015年7月1日至少占到6%。以后每年再逐渐递增。
州长派屈克.坤签署了该项立法（国会议案6202条），并见证了伊利诺州能源部法案以及公立电厂法案对该议案的修正。另外，伊利诺州的政府部门评论道，一项新的家庭单位的太阳能能源议案（国会议案5429）也被引入来确保独立家庭的太阳能光伏安装建设权利：前提是该家庭单元遵循了所有必须遵守的规章制度。在新法案下，家庭所在的小区或单位不得阻止家庭单元在其房产上安装光伏太阳能。在声明中，法案的解释如下：新法案的建立目的是加快电厂购买太阳能电力目标的实现，并且帮助每个独立的家庭单元尽可能多的使用可再生的太阳能能源。
“光伏能源是未来的主流趋势，而且对于公用电力和家庭来说都能更简洁的提高他们的太阳能电力使用率”州长派屈克.坤评论道“我们必须尽最大的努力来促进太阳能能源的发展，同时也可以帮助我们环境保护事业的大力推广以及降低对化石能源的依赖性。”
州长在芝加哥大学签署了该两项协议，其中国会议案6202即时生效，而国会议案5429将于2011年1月1日生效。
A new law has been passed in Illinois, the U.S. whereby Commonwealth Edison and Ameren must begin purchasing solar energy - as part of the renewable energy portfolio requirement – by 2012 instead of 2015. Specifically, the power industry will now be required to purchase .5 percent of its power from solar sources by June 1, 2012; 1.5 percent by June 1, 2013; 3 percent by June 1, 2014; and 6 percent by June 1, 2015, and each year thereafter.
Governor Pat Quinn signed the legislation (House Bill 6202), which saw amendments being made to both the Illinois Power Agency Act and the Public Utilities Act. Additionally, the Illinois government said a new Homeowners’ Solar Energy Act (House Bill 5429) was brought in to ensure the right of individual homeowners to construct solar panels on their homes, provided the individual homeowners follow certain guidelines. Under the new law, homeowner’s associations cannot prohibit homeowners from installing solar panels on their property. In a statement, it explained: “The new laws establish strengthened targets for utilities that will be purchasing more solar energy and help homeowners who want to increase their solar energy usage.”
“Solar energy is the wave of the future, and it is important that our public utilities and homeowners are able to more easily increase their use of solar energy,” said Governor Quinn. “We must do everything we can to increase our use of solar energy, which will help us protect natural resources and reduce our reliance on traditional energy sources, such as foreign oil.”
Governor Quinn signed both pieces of legislation at the University of Illinois at Chicago. House Bill 6202 takes effect immediately and House Bill 5429 will take effect Jan. 1, 2011.
