National Solar Energy (NSE) is dedicated to helping Illinois save energy and “go green” by providing creative and affordable alternative energy (Solar) solutions! NSE has the expertise to install both residential and commercial systems. Founder and CEO, William Kerstein, has worked in the deregulation side of energy savings for over nine years and Co-Founder & Project Manager, Dan Seiler has over 20 years of alternative energy installation and experience.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hawk-Attollo is a solar development partner that works collaboratively to support organizations and community leaders with the utilization of solar assets to further environmental sustainability, local economic impact, and financial stewardship.  Hawk-Attollo reviews project feasibility and creatively evaluates resources with the goal to offer a long-term power purchase agreement that eliminates any need for prepayments or other system design, installation, or maintenance costs.  Community solar may be uniquely designed to empower marginalized communities.  Whether for a critical service provider or for community solar, Hawk-Attollo envisions working in partnership to design and implement alternative energy solutions that are socially conscious and leveraged for greatest impact.

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.

Balance Solar partners work with solar installers to finance solar projects and are backed by a team of investors and individuals with collective experience in the field. Balance Solar’s model allows an offer of 10-12-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) at low rates, and at the end of the PPA, ownership of the system transfers directly to customers at no additional cost. Balance Solar works with residential, commercial, and municipal property owners. As an approved vendor under the Illinois Solar For All Program, Balance Solar provides affordable renewable energy to as many people as possible.

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.