Educating the Educators: StraightUp Solar Shares Expertise with Noyce Program Teaching Fellows in Southern Illinois
Educating the Educators: StraightUp Solar Shares Expertise with Noyce Program Teaching Fellows in Southern Illinois As solar energy experts, StraightUp Solar’s Marion crew was delighted to shared their solar expertise with the River Region Master Teaching Fellows Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale by providing classroom learning, tours and hands-on lessons to sixteen K-12 teachers […]
StraightUp Solar Earns Spot on 2023 Top Solar Contractors List
StraightUp Solar Earns Spot on 2023 Top Solar Contractors List Updated 7.25.2023 Solar Power World recognized StraightUp Solar as the 163rd largest solar contractor in the United States on their 2023 Top Solar Contractors List. We are proud once again to be top 200 in the nation and a top solar installer for homes and […]
4 Ways Solar Energy Protects Against Rising Electricity Bills
4 Ways Solar Energy Protects Against Rising Electricity Bills Updated 7.19.2023 Without owning your energy source, you are exposed to the risk of rising energy costs. Ameren Illinois utility customers saw an average increase of 86% of their electric supply rate in 2022. Considering that Ameren Illinois is proposing a $1.3 billion electric rate hike […]
How To Solar Smile
How To Solar Smile Why are our customers posing in front of their homes with their arms up in the air? They’re doing the StraightUp Solar Solar Smile, showing off their joy of becoming a solar homeowner. The solar smile pose tells the world that you are a member of a community leading the path […]
Missouri Homeowners Gain Solar Energy Rights
In August, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a law prohibiting Homeowners Associations (HOAs) from banning solar in their neighborhoods. The act states that no deed restriction, covenant, or similar binding agreement running with the land shall limit or prohibit the installation of solar panels or solar collectors on the rooftop of any property or […]
