ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A hydropower pilot project that will utilize the Rock River to generate electricity has received $1 million in funding from the state of Illinois.

Latitude Power of Rockford partnered with design firm Studio GWA to create a pilot project that would use hydroelectric generators to create enough clean energy to supply electricity to five homes.

The project will be built at the Fordham Dam, and if successful, will be expanded to generate 25kW per hour, to supply electricity to 50 homes. Lattitude plans to reach an agreement with ComEd to feed the generated electricity to the grid and offer residents a credit on their utility bills.

"There are all sorts of applications for this that will then spread out across the country," said Lattitude's Carl Cacciatore, a retired

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