Illinois Solar for All

Cook County

Verde Solutions

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities, Residential Large 5+ units, Residential Small 1-4 units

Verde Solutions is a full-service sustainable energy developer headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with in-house installation and construction capabilities. Verde Solutions partner with businesses, municipalities, non-profits, and educational organizations across the United States to develop comprehensive green energy solutions. The Verde Solutions team delivers projects on time and on budget. Their engineers, project managers, and installation team provides innovative results catered to their client’s unique vision, needs, and goals.

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Safer Foundation (DOE funded)

Since 1972, Safer Foundation’s mission is to support the efforts of people facing barriers to employment, including those with arrest and conviction records, through a full spectrum of services and advocacy. Aiding these individuals assists them in their efforts to become productive members of the community. Safer Foundation recruits and screens returning citizens for grantee programs and provides soft skills and introduction to solar training.

Contact:
Lisa Brackett
lisa.brackett@saferfoundation.org
773-533-3093

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Millennium Solar Electric Training Academy

Millennium Solar Electric Training Academy (MSETA) offers a wide range career path. MSETA is a NCCER accredited training program that offers 300 hours of Solar Electric training. Participants start off with introductory to Craft Skills, Osh 30, Introduction to Solar PV, Site Assessment, System Design, System Installation and Inspection, and Maintenance and Troubleshooting. After successfully complete these modules, participants qualify to take the NABCEP Associate Exam.

Contact:

Christopher Williams
708-545-8115
millenniumsolarelectric@gmail.com

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ForeFront Power

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities

ForeFront Power is a North American developer of solar and energy storage solutions for commercial, industrial, public sector, and community solar customers. The ForeFront Power team has experience working together to develop 1,300 behind-the-meter and community solar and storage projects, totaling 1 gigawatts-DC of renewable electricity. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Illinois and Mexico City, the company offers business, government, education, healthcare, and community solar customers in the U.S. and Mexico an array of clean energy and fleet electrification development, advisory, and asset management services. ForeFront Power is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a global energy infrastructure and investment leader with a robust balance sheet and an “A” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. For more information, visit www.forefrontpower.com.

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Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Apprentice and Training Program

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council represents over 50,000 working men and women in Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri. Our skilled Carpenters start as a 1st year apprentice, then after four years of school and on-the-job training, graduate to Journey person status. The Apprentice earn-while-they-learn working for a Union Contractor and being paid Apprentice wages. Continuing education in skill advancement classes are available at no cost to sustain their high-level skill sets. Safety, productivity, and quality assurance is our priority in all of our classes creating an educated, qualified Carpenter to pursue career pathway opportunities.

Contact information:

Craig Triplett
ctriplett@mactc.org
847-640-7373

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