I agree that Evanston has a problem with looking at the big picture. It happens over and over again and it's really frustrating. I feel that way about all the current infrastructure needs of the city and also the current rent situation for 909 Davis. Evanston is going to be here as city much longer than 20 years, they are short sighted i…
I agree that Evanston has a problem with looking at the big picture. It happens over and over again and it's really frustrating. I feel that way about all the current infrastructure needs of the city and also the current rent situation for 909 Davis. Evanston is going to be here as city much longer than 20 years, they are short sighted in their cost projections for how much renting vs owning and actually investing in their properties would cost.
As for the grid, while yes we do have peaker plants (natural gas) here, the Chicago area is actually supported by a lot of nuclear. I believe the current administration is also looking to expand nuclear which is probably the only thing they are doing I support. So the grid here is actually pretty clean. Also with continued investment in wind and solar, there are options for buildings to invest in remote renewable generation. We can put solar on top of surface lots and parking garages, but it's never going to be enough here to get us where we need to be. But investing in southern IL is a very viable solution. The grid is only going to improve quality over the next 25 years and it will make the targets for buildings easier to achieve over time. I can tell you that the buildings in NY that are subject to their local laww 97 are counting on that too.
I agree that Evanston has a problem with looking at the big picture. It happens over and over again and it's really frustrating. I feel that way about all the current infrastructure needs of the city and also the current rent situation for 909 Davis. Evanston is going to be here as city much longer than 20 years, they are short sighted in their cost projections for how much renting vs owning and actually investing in their properties would cost.
As for the grid, while yes we do have peaker plants (natural gas) here, the Chicago area is actually supported by a lot of nuclear. I believe the current administration is also looking to expand nuclear which is probably the only thing they are doing I support. So the grid here is actually pretty clean. Also with continued investment in wind and solar, there are options for buildings to invest in remote renewable generation. We can put solar on top of surface lots and parking garages, but it's never going to be enough here to get us where we need to be. But investing in southern IL is a very viable solution. The grid is only going to improve quality over the next 25 years and it will make the targets for buildings easier to achieve over time. I can tell you that the buildings in NY that are subject to their local laww 97 are counting on that too.