Welcome to the
Green Energy Justice Cooperative
Illinois’s first community-owned solar cooperative
Welcome to the
Green Energy Justice Cooperative
Illinois’s first community-owned solar cooperative
Join the Green Energy Movement Today!
Welcome to the
Green Energy Justice Cooperative
Illinois’s first community-owned solar cooperative
Join the Green Energy Movement Today!
Welcome to the
Green Energy Justice Cooperative (GEJC)
Illinois’s first community-owned solar cooperative. We bring clean energy and economic power to our communities through collective ownership.
As the nation’s largest non-utility-based cooperative solar project, we’re building a 9-megawatt solar installation that will power approximately 1,200 homes. Join us in creating a more sustainable and equitable future for Illinois’ communities.
Our Story
Founded in 2023 by Blacks in Green, the Green Energy Justice Cooperative (GEJC) represents an innovative approach to community-based clean energy. As a multiracial, multiclass, intergenerational, and Black and Latinx-led cooperative, we build more than solar panels: we create pathways to economic independence and environmental justice.
Our 9 megawatts of solar power in Winfield and Naperville Townships are a testament to what communities can achieve when they come together. It’s more than clean energy: it’s about taking control of our energy future.
Fundada en 2023 por Blacks in Green, la Cooperativa de Justicia Energética Verde (GEJC) representa un enfoque innovador hacia la energía limpia comunitaria. Como cooperativa multirracial, multiclase, intergeneracional y liderada por personas afroamericanas y latinas, construimos más que paneles solares: creamos caminos hacia la independencia económica y la justicia ambiental.
Nuestros 9 megavatios de energía solar en los municipios de Winfield y Naperville son un testimonio de lo que las comunidades pueden lograr cuando se unen. Es más que energía limpia: se trata de tomar el control de nuestro futuro energético.
Our Vision
We strive to achieve economic, political, and educational independence for afroamericans and low-income communities through energy sovereignty.
