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@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ title: "Illinois Solar Map"
 url: https://ilsolarmap.com
 encoding: utf-8
 timezone: America/Chicago
-description: "See how and where over 2,170,000 kilowatts of solar have been installed by zip code in the State of Illinois"
+description: "See how and where solar projects have been installed by Census Tract, Place, County, and State Congressional Districts in the State of Illinois"
 permalink: none
+last_updated: "Feb 2024"
+ilabp_updated: "Feb 2024"
+ilsfa_updated: "Jan 2024"
+eia860_updated: "Jan 2024"
+total_kw: "2,170,000"
 gems:
   - jekyll-redirect-from

about.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <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 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.
+  As of {{ site.last_updated }}, over <strong>{{ site.total_kw }} 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 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>
@@ -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 - Jan 2024)</li>
-  <li><a href="https://www.illinoissfa.com/for-vendors/project-information/">Illinois Solar for All Projects administered by Elevate and IPA</a> (May 2019 - Jan 2024)</li>
-  <li><a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/">Utility solar projects (US EIA-860M)</a> (Dec 2009 - Dec 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 - {{ site.ilabp_updated }})</li>
+  <li><a href="https://www.illinoissfa.com/for-vendors/project-information/">Illinois Solar for All Projects administered by Elevate and IPA</a> (May 2019 - {{ site.ilsfa_updated }})</li>
+  <li><a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/">Utility solar projects (US EIA-860M)</a> (Dec 2009 - {{ site.eia860_updated }})</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 Jan 2024</li>
+  <li>solar project that came online after {{ site.last_updated }}</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>

index.html

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       <div class="card-body">
         <h2>Illinois Solar Map</h2>
 
-        <p class="fs-6">As of Jan 2024, over 2,170,000 kilowatts of operating solar capacity have been installed in the State of Illinois.</p> 
+        <p class="fs-6">As of {{ site.last_updated }}, over {{ site.total_kw }} kilowatts of operating solar capacity have been installed in the State of Illinois.</p> 
 
         <p class="fs-6">This map allows you to explore solar projects by Census Tract, Place, County, and State Congressional Districts, as well as by category of project. <a href='/about.html'>Read more ></a></p>
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <h5>Select category</h5>
           <button value="dg_small_kw" type="button" class="btn btn-light">Small DG</button>
         </div>
         <hr class="mt-4"/>
-        <p class="fst-italic fs-6"><a href='/#data-sources'>Data sources:</a> Illinois Power Agency (IPA) and US Energy Information Agency (EIA). Last updated Jan 2024. Although the information found in this map has been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty is made regarding accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information.</p>
+        <p class="fst-italic fs-6"><a href='/#data-sources'>Data sources:</a> Illinois Power Agency (IPA) and US Energy Information Agency (EIA). Last updated {{ site.last_updated }}. Although the information found in this map has been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty is made regarding accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information.</p>
 
         <p class="fs-6">By <a href='https://chihacknight.org'>Chi Hack Night</a> and the <a href='https://ilcleanjobs.org/'>Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition</a></p>
       </div>