30 ILCS 710/2-3

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall administer a program demonstrating various alternative energy or energy conservation technologies appropriate for the rural areas of the State. Alternative energy shall include, but not be limited to, solar heating and cooling systems, photovoltaic systems, bioconversion, geothermal recycling and reuse of waste heat or energy, utilization of methane gas derived from industrial and agricultural by-products and other technologies identified by the Department.