Merge pull request #35 from chihacknight/jan-2024-update

Jan 2024 - EIA and ABP data update

README.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ We replace part of the html header meta tags for the site for custom title, desc
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         <meta property="og:title" content="Illinois Solar Map - Chi Hack Night / ICJC" />
-        <meta property="og:description" content="See how and where over 1,800,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed by zip code in the State of Illinois" />
+        <meta property="og:description" content="See how and where over 2,170,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed by zip code in the State of Illinois" />
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@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ We replace part of the html header meta tags for the site for custom title, desc
         <meta name="twitter:site" content="Illinois Solar Map">
         <meta name="twitter:creator" content="Chi Hack Night / ICJC">
         <meta name="twitter:title" content="Illinois Solar Map - Chi Hack Night / ICJC">
-        <meta name="twitter:description" content="See how and where over 1,800,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed in the State of Illinois">
+        <meta name="twitter:description" content="See how and where over 2,170,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed in the State of Illinois">
         <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://ilsolarmap.com/images/il-solar-map-x4.jpg" />
 
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: "Illinois Solar Map"
 url: https://ilsolarmap.com
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 timezone: America/Chicago
-description: "See how and where over 1,800,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed by zip code in the State of Illinois"
+description: "See how and where over 2,170,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed by zip code in the State of Illinois"
 permalink: none
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   - jekyll-redirect-from

about.html

@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ <h1>About Illinois Solar Map</h1>
   With the passage of the <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/bio/jc-kibbey/illinois-passes-nation-leading-equitable-climate-bill">Climate and Equitable Jobs Act</a> (CEJA) in 2021, Illinois is on a path to 100% carbon-free energy by 2050 and has enabled the rapid expansion of clean energy installations. This map is a first pass at creating a statewide aggregate tracking the status of the <strong>state’s rapid expansion of solar projects</strong>. 
 </p>
 <p>
-  As of Sep 2023, over <strong>1,800,000 kilowatts</strong> of operating solar capacity have been installed in the State of Illinois. For comparison, <a href="https://prairiestateenergycampus.com/">Prairie State</a>, the State’s largest coal power plant, is 1,630,000 kilowatts, illustrating just how far we've come in a few years, but still how far we have to go to reach 100% renewable energy in Illinois.
+  As of Jan 2024, over <strong>2,170,000 kilowatts</strong> of operating solar capacity have been installed in the State of Illinois. For comparison, <a href="https://prairiestateenergycampus.com/">Prairie State</a>, the State’s largest coal power plant, is 1,630,000 kilowatts, illustrating just how far we've come in a few years, but still how far we have to go to reach 100% renewable energy in Illinois.
 </p>
 
-<p>There are nearly 35,000 solar projects throughout the state, ranging in size from a single 0.6 kW solar panel to the 200,000 kW (200 megawatts) <a href='https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/12/17/prairie-wolf-solar-project-begins-operation-in-illinois/'>Prairie Wolf Solar project</a> in Coles County.</p>
+<p>There are nearly 54,000 solar projects throughout the state, ranging in size from a single 0.6 kW solar panel to the 200,000 kW (200 megawatts) <a href='https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2021/12/17/prairie-wolf-solar-project-begins-operation-in-illinois/'>Prairie Wolf Solar project</a> in Coles County.</p>
 
 <p class="text-center">
   <img src="/images/prarie-wolf-solar.jpg" class="img-fluid img-thumbnail" alt="The Prarie Wolf Solar Project in Coles County">
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ <h2 id="data-sources" class="mt-4">Data sources</h2>
 
 <p>Solar project sources</p>
 <ul>
-  <li><a href="https://illinoisabp.com/project-application-reports/">Illinois Adjustable Block Program Project Applications published by the Illinois Power Agency (IPA)</a> (May 2019 - Nov 2023)</li>
+  <li><a href="https://illinoisabp.com/project-application-reports/">Illinois Adjustable Block Program Project Applications published by the Illinois Power Agency (IPA)</a> (May 2019 - Jan 2024)</li>
   <li><a href="https://elevate.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c37a6a8914ec4bc5861159175f9dfbcd">Illinois Solar for All Projects administered by Elevate and IPA</a> (May 2019 - Sep 2023)</li>
-  <li><a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/">Utility solar projects (US EIA-860M)</a> (December 2009 - Sep 2023)</li>
+  <li><a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/">Utility solar projects (US EIA-860M)</a> (Dec 2009 - Dec 2023)</li>
 </ul>
 
 <p>Boundary sources</p>
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ <h2 id="missing-data" class="mt-4">Missing data</h2>
 <p>This map does not represent every single solar project in Illinois. Our data does not include:</p>
 
 <ul>
-  <li>solar project that came online after October 2023</li>
+  <li>solar project that came online after Jan 2024</li>
   <li>small-scale solar projects that were funded before Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) programs were implemented (before 2018)</li>
   <li>solar projects that did not get funding from the Adjustable Block or Illinois Solar for All programs</li>
 </ul>