https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/insights policy, market updates, deal theses, storage/VPP/community solar, powered land strategy en-us Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:52:27 GMT 2026-01-26T17:52:27Z en-us https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/insights/illinois-doubles-down-on-renewables-what-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-act-means-for-developers-and-why-were-building-here <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/insights/illinois-doubles-down-on-renewables-what-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-act-means-for-developers-and-why-were-building-here" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/hubfs/illinois-elevated%20innovation%20partners.jpg" alt="Illinois Doubles Down on Renewables: What the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act Means for Developers—and Why We’re Building Here" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3>Illinois just sent the strongest “open for business” signal to clean energy developers in the Midwest</h3> <p>On January 8, 2026, Illinois enacted the <strong>Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act</strong>—and it’s not incremental. It’s a market-making move designed to lower costs, modernize the grid, and accelerate clean energy deployment across the state.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/insights/illinois-doubles-down-on-renewables-what-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-act-means-for-developers-and-why-were-building-here" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/hubfs/illinois-elevated%20innovation%20partners.jpg" alt="Illinois Doubles Down on Renewables: What the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act Means for Developers—and Why We’re Building Here" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <h3>Illinois just sent the strongest “open for business” signal to clean energy developers in the Midwest</h3> <p>On January 8, 2026, Illinois enacted the <strong>Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act</strong>—and it’s not incremental. It’s a market-making move designed to lower costs, modernize the grid, and accelerate clean energy deployment across the state.</p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=244148527&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fcohorts.elevatedbydesign.io%2Finsights%2Fillinois-doubles-down-on-renewables-what-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-act-means-for-developers-and-why-were-building-here&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fcohorts.elevatedbydesign.io%252Finsights&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Illinois Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:52:27 GMT support@elevatedbydesign.io (Elevated Innovation Partners Team) https://cohorts.elevatedbydesign.io/insights/illinois-doubles-down-on-renewables-what-the-clean-and-reliable-grid-affordability-act-means-for-developers-and-why-were-building-here 2026-01-26T17:52:27Z