February 2015: Meramec Valley School District installs at 7 locations
StraightUp Solar installed 600 solar panels at 7 Meramec Valley Schools. Cheers to MVSD for creating clean power, saving money, and generating learning opportunities for their students. Each of the seven schools will generate enough electricity to power 2.5 average Missouri houses. Each school will have a TV monitor showing real-time production that can be […]
December 2014: New Northside Baptist Church
StraightUp Solar installed 100 solar panels at the New Northside Baptist Church and Community Center in North St. Louis. This is one of four religious institutions that went solar with SUS in 2014! To show our gratitude for the church joining the StraightUp Solar tribe, SUS donated a residential system to a randomly chosen congregation […]
November 2013- St. Louis Business Makes Solar a Reality
On 4 Nov, StraightUp Solar proudly commissioned our largest project to date and one of the largest solar arrays in Missouri. 684 solar panels now overlook the Mississippi River at Heat Transfer Systems located just south of downtown. Heat Transfer System designs and manufactures heat exchange equipment, much of which is used around the world to […]
April 2013- An ultra energy efficient home powered entirely by solar
StraightUp recently completed construction of a 4 kW system for Missouri’s first Passive House – or “PassivHaus” in German. In conjunction with the project consultant, Gary Steps of Butterfly Energy Works, and architect Ralph Eglin Wafer, we worked tirelessly to see this pioneering project get started. PassivHaus is a German invention from a physicist who […]
February 2013- South County Resident Recognizes Benefits of Solar Energy
Linda R. of South County installed solar because she wants a more sustainable energy future for her grandsons. Her 20 module system will offset 77% of her electric bill. Linda says, “I wanted to step up and help show people the benefits of solar.” Linda is used to walking the walk. She also serves […]
January 2013- 75 kW system installed on Bemes Inc. rooftop
Bemes, Inc. now has 75 kW of solar powering its facilities in Fenton. Bemes, Inc. sells, services and rents ventilators and monitors to hospital cardio pulmonary departments and long-term care facilities. The 312 solar panels offset approximately 62% of the company’s electric bill. “As an avid cyclist, I’m interested in keeping our air clean. We […]
December 2012- StraightUp Installs Solar on 5 Mehlville Schools in 5 weeks
StraightUp Solar has completed installing solar panels on the roof of five schools in the Mehlville school district. The Mehlville School Board approved a 20-year lease agreement for the five arrays. This means that StraightUp installs and maintains the systems, but Mehlville benefits from lower energy bills. Without any out-of-pocket expenses, Mehlville begins saving money on their electric bill […]
Success for Nicaraguan Fundraiser
Thank you everyone for your support. Together we raised half of the funds necessary to electrify 24 huts Post by StraightUp Solar.
You, Me, and UCBC – Beers for Nicaragua
Never has a happy hour tasted so sweet. Please join us for beer and silent auctions to raise funds for Wings of Hope. This local non-profit has reached all corners of the globe to bring much needed support to far flung communities. StraightUp Solar has partnered with them to build solar installations for three Nicaraguan […]
We Support CNN Hero Finalist WE CARE Solar
StraightUp Tribe Helps We Care Solar …Help Us Save Lives with CNN Hero Organization WE CARE Solar… In Sub-Saharan Africa, women face a 1 in 22 lifetime chance of dying in childbirth – not from rare diseases but from treatable medical conditions. Manywomen in rural Africa labor at home, and when complications arise, […]
