Today the Streamwood Park District commissioners and staff were joined by representatives from ComEd, the Village of Streamwood and IL State Senator Cristina Castro, to accept a rebate check for $94,695 from ComEd’s Distributed Generation (DG) solar energy rebate program from the rooftop solar array at Park Place Family Recreation Center, 550 S. Park Blvd.
“The Streamwood Park District values enhancing and protecting our natural environment and resources,” said Jeffrey Janda, executive director of the Streamwood Park District. “This project, along with other environmentally friendly projects, looks to reduce pollution and energy-related costs and maintain the beauty of the park system for the benefit of current and future generations. Overall savings from the program will help fund additional improvements to be made within the park system and helps enhance the quality of life in our diverse community through parks and recreation.”
Completed in late November 2025, the Streamwood facility’s rooftop array will generate nearly 435,000 kWh in electric power annually, generating savings of more than $50,000 per year – with an anticipated million-dollar return on investment – over the system’s 20-year lifespan. The park district spent more than $800,000 to install the system and estimates a five-year return on investment thanks to offsets delivered by ComEd’s DG rebate program in combination with additional incentives like the Energy Credit Refund and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). Together, these programs help make clean energy projects more affordable, delivering long-term operational savings that can be reinvested into other facilities and programs that serve residents.
In addition to this system, the Park District leases solar panels on other facilities, plans to install solar panels on its future maintenance facility, and is in queue for community solar with the intention of powering all operations across their portfolio with solar in the future.
For more information about the ComEd DG rebate program, visit their website at https://www.comed.com/solar.
