Coming Home to Solar
This 12.16 kW residential rooftop solar array is estimated to produce 16,737 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy in Year 1! That’s equivalent to almost 28,000 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle, or over 12,000 pounds of coal burned, or carbon sequestered by 14.5 acres of US forests in one year. Get Started with Solar To […]
Pilgrim Green Missionary Baptist Church Goes Solar
https://youtu.be/gxEN5ljTfSsPilgrim Green Missionary Baptist Church of East St. Louis, IL placed a 23.1 kW solar PV system atop their fellowship hall in October 2020. In the first year, the REC 350-watt solar panels will produce nearly 30,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy a year. With a Power Purchase Agreement from the StraightUp Solar Legacy Fund, […]
Illinois Municipal Solar Installation to Save Est. $1 Million over 25 Years
This Normal Township Activity & Recreation Center wanted a solar array to help offset the cost of their energy bills. StraightUp Solar customized a full solar solution, from design to permitting to build, that fit their needs. In addition, this is the first and largest Illinois Solar For All project in McLean County! StraightUp Solar […]
Lawndale Christian Health Center Builds A Healthier Future
Lawndale Christian Health Center in Chicago, Illinois now generates 41,000 kWh of solar energy for their buildings with their 35 kW solar PV system completed in November, 2021. Their system generates 35% of their power and offsets 28.7 metric tons of CO2, improving the health of their community. This project was funded by the StraightUp […]
Bond Avenue Church Gets A Little Help From Above
Bond Avenue Missionary Baptist Church (The River) is getting a little help from above. Through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) through the StraightUp Solar Legacy Fund, the Church installed a 35 kW solar PV system that will produce 90% of the church’s electricity. The PPA and the Illinois Solar For All program will allow Bond […]
Mulberry Hill Farm Grows With the Sun
https://youtu.be/HvFCTS3h_4Y Tom G.’s retirement goal is to transform Mulberry Hill Farm into a wholesome food producer to care for his local community. Choosing clean solar energy was a natural fit for his values, energy needs, and financials. Tom’s solar array offsets 100% of the farm’s electricity needs and annually avoids 14.9 metric tons of CO2 from traditional […]
Sandy Creek Corp – Commercial Rooftop Solar Array
Sandy Creek went solar with this 26.15 kW DC array. This array will produce about 30.84 MWh of energy every year – that 30.84 Megawatt-hours! Producing 30.84 MWh of electricity from a clean energy source, rather than a coal power plant, saves 21.8 metric tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere.* That’s […]
Residential Solar in Illinois
This 10 kW AC system powers a home in Illinois. Not only are the homeowners saving money on their electric bill with their system, they are also preventing carbon emissions from being released into the atmosphere. In just the first year of its operation, this system is expected to produce 19,569 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy. […]
Paxton Hardware and Rental Invests in Solar “Hardware” for Their Business
This hardware store was smart to install some impressive solar “hardware” on the rooftop of their business. This 115.7 kW solar system puts 362 REC320 all-black panels and 2 SMA Sunny Tripower Inverters to work offsetting the energy usage of their store! Over 25 years they are likely to save $397,388 on their electric bills […]
Roof Mounted Solar in Champaign, IL
This 9.86 kilowatt (kW) residential solar array was installed for the Newell household in 2019 with the help of the Solar Urbana Champaign group buy program. StraightUp Solar paired REC panels and a SolarEdge inverter for this roof mounted solar installation. With an estimated 10,000 kilowatt-hours (kwH) in energy production annually, the array will offset […]
