CHICAGO , ILLINOIS IS the third-largest city in the United States , with a population of over 2.7mn people , according to a 2016 census . The state as a whole consumes over 12,238 thousand MWh , which is 44 % higher than the national per home average , an Energy Information Agency report found .

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CHICAGO , ILLINOIS IS the third-largest city in the United States , with a population of over 2.7mn people , according to a 2016 census . The state as a whole consumes over 12,238 thousand MWh , which is 44 % higher than the national per home average , an Energy Information Agency report found .

‘ 569,000 PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST ARE

EMPLOYED IN “ GREEN ” JOBS , ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY BY CLEAN ENERGY TRUST AND ENVIRONMENTAL

ENTREPRENEURS ’