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 […]
June 2014: StraightUp Solar installs arrays at six Llywelyn’s Pub locations
Llywelyn’s Pub and StraightUp Solar are proud to announce the addition of 107 kilowatts of solar energy at six Llywelyn’s locations across St Louis. The O’Fallon, Webster Groves, St Charles, Soulard, and Central West End Llywelyn’s locations are now producing carbon-free solar energy. In each of the locations, visitors can observe a display monitor providing real-time […]
March 2014: StraightUp Solar Becomes Only Fully Solar Powered Solar Company in St. Louis
It’s no secret-solar popularity is exploding. Missouri direct and indirect solar jobs have more than doubled in the past year, exceeding 2,800 in the ranks now and StraightUp Solar has happily been a part of that growth every step of the way. We’ve expanded our team so much that after only 2 years at our […]
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 […]
May 2013- Sunset Hills Resident Appreciates New Solar Array
Mr. Keifer has been one of our most vocal supporters and a pleasure to work with. We recently completed work on his 9.87 kW array of 42 Aleo modules. He has even taken advantage of our referral rebate program by enlisting several family members. Over the lifetime of his project it will offset the over $52,000 in costs […]
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 […]
March 2013- Solar Powering Downtown Re-Development
StraightUp Solar recently installed solar on the newly rehabbed Foodland on Jefferson just outside Lafayette Square in St. Louis. The GreenStreet Development project is now home to a Save-a-Lot, H&R Block, and a Blast Fitness, and more than 350 solar panels help power the retail space. This project is the latest of a many solar installations […]
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 […]
