Community solar owner-operator Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced it is partnering with 548 Enterprise, an end-to-end sustainable development company and Ecademy, a clean energy career school and Power52 company, to develop a “Sustainability Hub” in West Side Chicago to train 10,000+ local residents over the next 10 years. The clean energy training targets veterans, returning citizens and high school-educated residents from underserved communities. Upon completion of the 13-week (450-hour) program, participants will have the opportunity to complete their on-the-job training at one of SRE’s community solar projects in Cook County, Illinois, as well as other clean energy projects throughout the state.

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