Renewable Energy Strategies and Solutions (RESS) is an MWBE renewable energy company focused on empowering communities through workforce development and project development. RESS works with community stakeholders to train a pipeline of workers for the growing renewable energy industry to develop a pathway from training to a career path. By developing projects, RESS understands the skills required for the marketplace and hence develop programs suitable for the trainees. RESS has twenty years of broad experience in Community and Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Energy Assessment, Engineering, Project Development and Management, Financial Analysis, and Workforce Development. This enables RESS to create value for their customers.

548 Development is a MWBE certified full-service development and construction company working exclusively with contractors within a community to ensure a long-term return on investment in the area. This allows 548 Development to have a multi-faceted impact on the communities that they invest in — delivering renewable energy technology to communities that have been historically left out of this advancement and empowering minority business owners to grow alongside their community.

Centrica Business Solutions delivers integrated energy solutions for businesses and other large energy users, combining distributed energy technologies and a variety of commercial options to improve performance and cost management, drive decarbonization, strengthen resilience, and create opportunities for growth. At Centrica Business Solutions, every solar installation is customized to their customer’s business needs – optimizing the return on their investment. They have extensive experience in designing and engineering custom solar solutions that maximize energy production and deliver savings. Centrica’s knowledgeable experts have an accomplished track record in the industry. Their expertise in solar and the wider energy market – combined with their scale and financial strength – provide bankable solar solutions.

CC Solar was founded by Mr. Martel Richardson a graduate from ComEd Construct Program. Mr. Richardson also founded Clean Community, a non-profit organization focused on improving health, environmental conditions, education, and law enforcement relations in local communities.  Under the guidance of the Clean Community Board of Directors, the CC Solar team aims to become the preferred company for rooftop/ground solar installations for the residents and businesses of the State of Illinois. Alongside other ComEd Construct Program graduates, Mr. Richardson has built an experienced team of professionals eager to bring the benefits of solar power to local communities in the greater Chicago area.