EnPower

Community Solar Developer

EnPower Solutions bring long-term quality and operational focus to commercial solar projects. EnPower partners with K-12 school systems, colleges, municipalities, and healthcare facilities for solar and energy storage power purchase agreements and strives to reduce utility costs and carbon footprint. The EnPower team was founded by utility-scale solar experts to bring high-standards of engineering design, equipment selection, and construction directly to institutions who shape and support local communities. In addition to their solar and energy storage projects, they aim to become community stewards and provide additional enrichment, contracting, and learning opportunities for students and local labor contractors. EnPower believes in local power for the local good.

 

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RPG Energy Group

Non-Profit and Public Facilities, Residential Large 5+ units

RPG Energy Group comes from a diverse and experienced background within the renewables and construction industry with over 100 years of combined design team and construction experience. We strive to educate our partners and clients on how they can efficiently reduce their electricity spend through clean distributed generation technologies. RPG Energy Group offers a full turn-key solution from schematic design and engineering through final construction and system monitoring. Please reach out today to hear about our experience in the North East, North West, Cook County, and East Central regions of Illinois, as well as our current projects located within the ComEd and Ameren utility territories.

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StraightUp Solar

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities

StraightUp Solar was founded in 2006 and since then has installed more than 1,300 residential and commercial solar projects in Illinois and Missouri. StraightUp Solar is a full service, turn-key solar EPC installation company with a straightforward project management approach ready to see projects from initial concept to commissioning and operational support. StraightUp Solar became Certified as a Benefit Corporation (B Corp) in 2015. Certified B Corporations focus on people and planet before profit. They are committed to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. StraightUp Solar is an Illinois DG Certified company and meets all qualifications for qualified workforce within the Illinois Power Authority definitions.

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Trajectory Solar IL

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities

Trajectory Solar IL, LLC brings together a background in solar development, financing, policy, and community engagement. Trajectory works with interested community members, organizations, businesses, and landowners to evaluate their options for potential projects across Illinois. Their approach involves working with local partners in environmental justice and low-income communities at every step of the solar development process, from site selection to subscriber outreach, and fostering a coalition of community organizations.

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Windfree Wind and Solar Energy Company

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities

Windfree Wind and Solar Energy Company was founded in Chicago in 2009. Windfree's team includes a multi-disciplinary group of Chicago’s business, architectural, artistic, activists, and community leaders. The team believes alternative energy solutions must be researched, installed, monitored, tested and be supported by local legislation.  Windfree Solar is a Turnkey EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) with over 14 MW of solar installed in Illinois alone.  Windfree Solar operates throughout the Midwest, but Illinois is the target market.  Windfree Solar has in house construction crews, NABCEP certified and licensed installers and is focused on the construction of large community solar installations, ground mount single axis trackers, ballasted rooftop systems, and residential installations.

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JCD Solar Consulting, LLC

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities

JCD Solar Consulting LLC (JCD), operating under the tradename Melink Solar Development provides pre-construction development services for large-scale solar PV projects, including design, site review, permitting, and structured finance. JCD has more than a decade of experience working in solar project development in the Midwest and Northeast. Within the Illinois Solar For All program, JCD provides statewide project development services for large-scale projects (typically 2MW+ in size). JCD envisions a clean energy economy that couples sustainable practices, energy independence, and economic development to elevate communities across the country.

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Citrine Power

Community Solar Developer, Non-Profit and Public Facilities

Citrine Power is an MWBE developer of and investor in renewable power plants with a focus on larger scale commercial & industrial distributed generation and small-scale utility systems as well as community solar systems. Citrine’s mission is to help build a nationwide sustainable power infrastructure by expediting the deployment of proven renewable resource technologies in target markets. With an experienced team, we bring a unique combination of in-depth local market and regulatory knowledge, risk assessment and underwriting experience.

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Central Road Energy, LLC (Aggregator)

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

Central Road Energy is a small privately-owned Approved Vendor Aggregator helping our Aggregator Designees successfully develop, construct, and operate Illinois Solar for All solar projects throughout Illinois. Central Road Energy’s owner has over 20 years of experience in the environmental consulting space.

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Ameresco

Non-Profit and Public Facilities

Ameresco provides comprehensive energy services and can perform all stages of a turnkey solar development, including design, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance. Ameresco has over 300 MW of solar projects complete or in construction in North America, including several projects with three different utilities within Illinois. Ameresco has strong banking and equity relationships to bring reliable and economical financing to the project as well as expertise in managing large, complex projects and ensuring that the projects stay on the path to success.

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