The Wandering Stus Go Solar in STL
This 3.84 kW array was installed in 2019 as part of the first Grow Solar St. Louis program. The array is made up of 12 REC 320 panels. Jesse and Lauren are two globetrotting bloggers and entrepreneurs that care deeply about this planet and the people that inhabit it. They went solar to do their […]
Unique Stone
This 81 kW system provides energy for the Unique Stone building in St. Louis, Missouri. This system is comprised of 237 REC345 panels and 1 SMA Sunny Tripower inverter. This system has an estimated payback period of 4.6 years, with a lifespan of 30 years. Not only is this system estimated to save $467,377 in […]
Herndon Farms
The Herndon Farms of Macomb, Illinois went solar in 2019 after seeing their neighbors at Creasey Farms go solar. Knowing they could trust the experts at StraightUp Solar, they chose to install a similar 67.2 kW solar PV system to offset energy production on their pork producing operation. Estimated features: 90,779 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annual energy […]
Creasey Farms
Creasey Farms went solar in 2019 with this 67.2 kW array. This system is comprised of 192 REC250W panels and 7 SMA SunnyBoy inverters. Estimated features: 98,420 kilowatt-hours (kWh) annual energy production Year 1 energy bill savings: $7,344 Energy bill savings over 25-year lifespan of panels: $219,915 Less than 4 years payback Offsets 1,643 Metric […]
Fair Mercantile
This 99 kW system was installed by the Jaffe Group on the Fair Mercantile building in the Hill neighborhood of St. Louis. The system is comprised of 266 REC375 watt panels as well as 2 SMA Sunny TriPower inverters. This system will provide clean electricity for this building for over 30 years!
Wurdack Paint- St. Louis, MO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXT6uZCmQjo This 62.45 kW array was installed in 2018. This project is actually composed of two arrays for both of the building’s meters. It is made up of 181 REC345 modules and has two inverters to serve the three phase and single phase service on this building. It is likely to produce around 80,000 kWh […]
Pioneer Park in Peoria, IL
Pioneer Park is the host of a 15.87 kW solar array that powers a Periodontist office and two other units in the building. This array was installed in early 2019, and is expected to produce about 20,000 kWh per year. Forty six REC 345 panels make up this array with a SolarEdge inverter. The payback […]
John A. Logan College Ground Mount
This approximately 2MW ground-mounted array was installed in 2019 at John A Logan College in southern Illinois to reduce the College’s energy costs and demonstrate their commitment to renewable energy from a use and education perspective. StraightUp Solar collaborated with local contractors and Amicus Solar Cooperative partner LightWave Solar on this project, which spans over 10 acres.
Biddle Farms Boosts Sustainability with Two Solar Arrays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5AzakyRuOs This Joy, Illinois family farm operation was already focused on sustainability. Solar was a natural fit as a source of clean energy. StraightUp Solar worked with the farm on two solar array projects. The larger of the two solar projects powers their feed mill operation. It is a 316.4 kilowatt (kW) array made up […]
16.43 kW Rooftop Array in Monticello, IL
Tom and Sheri had StraightUp Solar install a 16.43 kW system on their garage in 2018. The array is made up of 45 LG 365 watt panels, which is estimated to produce around 21,000 kWh the first year. The anticipated cashflow payback is approximately 9 years, and then after that point 100% of the energy […]
