Save $250 and Join the Zoo in Going Solar
The Solar Zoo Promotion We are just so excited to see the Zoo go solar that we want to be sure everyone can share in it. For a limited we will make a donation to the Zoo AND cut the cost of your array. All you have to do is take a photo of yourself, […]
From Coal to Solar – A Clean Break
It’s hard to take the mile-high view on climate change when you’re toiling away underground to put food on the table and a roof over your family’s head. That’s certainly the case for coal miners, whose concerns about meeting the needs of their kids here and now trump whatever concerns exist about the world those […]
StraightUp Solar Supports National/International Advocacy
StraightUp Supports These Organizations We previously shared local organizations that we support. As we mentioned before, we love being part of a growing a solar industry and supporting other “believers” in the renewable / environmental community. Here are three organizations that are advocates for the solar community on a national / global level. We’re proud […]
We Powered This School with Solar
Thanks to your generous donation, Muleke Community School has been able to light their school’s two classrooms with clean safe solar power. Everyone at the school is thrilled with the solar lights and all the benefits they are bringing to the students, the staff and the wider community. Muleke School in Zambia is located 120 […]
Community First
At StraightUp we live by our CLEARE values: Community First Lead the Solar Tribe Educate the Solar Lesson Advocate Always Respect Others & The Environment Excellence in All We Do From St. Louis to Africa – Creating a Sustainable World We recently confirmed our vision statement: “To inspire a solar tribe to create a sustainable […]
SolarAid
New in 2013: For every installation StraightUp completes, we donate a solar light for Africa via Solar-Aid.org. Only 14% of people in rural sub-Saharan Africa have access to electricity. Solar Aid works to power homes, schools and health clinics with clean and affordable light from the sun. Solar lights increase a family’s income by 20%, cut carbon emissions, and improve […]
StraightUp Solar CLEARE Values
On January 11, the entire StraightUp team hopped off the roof for a day to review and refine our shared values, mission, and vision. We discussed what’s always been at the core of why we exist: empowering the communities we are a part of to create a sustainable future. Each team member contributed to the dialogue. The retreat focused upon […]
Mehlville Schools Featured on FOX
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 […]
StraightUp Solar Supports National/International Advocacy
StraightUp Supports These Organizations We previously shared local organizations that we support. As we mentioned before, we love being part of a growing a solar industry and supporting other “believers” in the renewable / environmental community. Here are three organizations that are advocates for the solar community on a national / global level. We’re proud […]
June 2012 – Wolfgram & Associates: Taylor Arts Building
When Wolfgram & Associates looked to expand their law firm, the Art Deco medical arts building in the Central West End drew their attention. Once the home of The St. Louis Review, the building has since changed hands several times and was in desperate need of an overhaul. Beyond recruiting StraightUp Solar to install a 9.36 kW […]
