A Statement from Our President on the Solar Tariff
Hello Friends, Earlier this week, the President announced a 30% tariff on imported solar cells and modules. Although this tariff presents a set of challenges to the American solar industry, we are confident that the growth of solar energy will remain strong in the months and years ahead. The U.S. solar industry has seen tremendous […]
Support StraightUp Solar Fundraiser to Bring Solar Drip Irrigation to Nicaragua!
Through this fundraiser, our team will work with Grid Alternatives to install solar-powered drip irrigation on the Cruz family farm in Nicaragua.
Farmers See Financial Advantages to Going Solar
Farms going solar are a growing trend in Illinois. Knowledge of incentives and project financing is critical to helping farm owners maximize their savings.
August 2017: YWCA of McLean County
For more than 100 years, Young Women’s Christian Association of McLean County (YWCA) has been a constant force in the lives of families in our Bloomington-Normal and McLean County community. The YWCA is once again leading by example by powering their building with clean solar energy, thereby reducing energy costs and committing to a cleaner environment. Going Solar at the YWCA would have been impossible without the benefit of […]
Solar Zoo In St. Louis From Solarizing Gift Shop
In 2013, the world-famous St Louis Zoo selected StraightUp Solar as the winner of a competitive bid to design and install a 31.39 KW solar energy system on the Zoo’s Safari Gift Shop located at the South Entrance.
Solar Power System For Business-Wall-Vern, Harr & Thermo
Harr Family Farms has operated a booth at the Soulard Farmers Market in St Louis since 1925. The farm is co-located with the Harr family’s other long-running businesses, Wall-Vern Products, a wholesale door supplier, and Thermo Door Company. In 2017 the Harr family installed 160 KW worth of solar energy at their East Carondelet location, […]
Solar System For Farm At Home Nursery, Albers, IL
Home Nursery, Inc is a floricultural producer and supplier to customers throughout the Midwest region. In 2016, Home Nursery chose to offset their entire production facility’s electricity usage by installing 10 solar PV systems throughout the farm with a total capacity of 556 KW.
Solar Panel Farm – Burroughs Family
Burroughs Farms in Morton, Illinois added a 24.7 KW ground mounted solar panel system in 2015. The Burroughs family has been farming in Central Illinois since 1896, and have always made a special effort to conserve their natural resources. Burroughs Farms is proud to be a solar-powered grain farm.
Solar System For Business At Professional Self Storage
The 123.7 KW Professional Self Storage solar array was installed in 2017 and supplies electricity to the Foundry Square properties in Bloomington, Illinois, which are home to Green Top Grocery, Bloomington Cycle & Fitness, and The Gingerbread House.
Solar Panel System For YWCA of McLean County
The YWCA of McLean County added a 123 KW solar array to the rooftop of their building in 2017.
