SolSmart Designees

Park Ridge

Illinois
SolSmart Bronze
Population: 36,950
Designation Level: SolSmart Bronze
Year Designated: 2019

In 2019, 23 Illinois municipalities and counties received the coveted SolSmart designation in a ceremony at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois.

The ceremony honored Bartlett, Deer Park, Elgin, Hillside, Hoffman Estates, LaGrange, Lake County, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Libertyville, Montgomery, Naperville, Palos Park, Park Ridge, River Forest, Rockford, Round Lake Beach, Warrenville, Waukegan, and Winnetka. These 20 communities received no-cost technical assistance from the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, which served as a SolSmart Advisor and was the chief catalyst in the communities’ drive to seek designation.

SolSmart is a critical source of technical assistance to help us improve our permitting processes at the local level, This makes solar more easily accessible to homeowners and businesses and makes our community more attractive to potential new businesses and residents.
- Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney