Solar & Storage Blog
CES blogs about solar & storage news, O&M, and other company updates
Don’t Miss Out on Your Investment Tax Credit for Solar!
Don’t Miss Out on Your Investment Tax Credit for Solar! You’ve still got time to save money on the installation of a photovoltaic system (solar panels) on your commercial or industrial building – but it’s necessary to act soon. The Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for...
NABCEP Certification: the Gold Standard for Solar Professionals
The North American Board Certified Energy Professional certification is a much coveted and admired certification for solar pv installation professionals. The Continental Energy Solutions (CES) staff and field technicians take this certification seriously. All of our...
Continental Adds Solar Maintenance & Operations (O&M) as Major Service Offering
As the solar industry booms in Illinois, adding hundreds of megawatts of rooftop, ground mount, and utility scale solar (like community solar and larger projects), there is a growing need for solar operations and maintenance also called 'Solar O&M'. While...
Solar Project Finance with Harry Benson of Standard Solar | Nov. 19, 2019 at 10 AM
Solar Project Finance with Harry Benson of Standard Solar - Getting your solar project or portfolio financed and built in a timely manner | Nov. 19th, 10 am CST | Register Join us Nov. 19th for a conversation with Harry Benson of Standard Solar as we break down...
Path to 100% Wind & Solar in Illinois: 7 Steps to a Clean Energy Future with Kevin Borgia of Cypress Creek Renewables | Recorded July 30, 2019
Watch the interview with Kevin Borgia, Midwest Policy Director with Cypress Creek The Path to 100% Wind and Solar Today we break down the Illinois RPS (renewable portfolio standard) which could be expanded to 40% by 2030 if we get the Path to 100 legislation. View the...
Building a Solar Portfolio in Illinois – Challenges & Opportunities with Jonathan Roberts, Vice President of Development Midwest, Soltage LLC | Sept 17, 2019
Join us September 17th, 2019 (11 am CST) for an interview with Jonathan Roberts of Soltage LLC. Registration is free We'll discuss the ups and downs of getting a portfolio of community solar projects off the ground in Illinois. Soltage is an experienced independent...
Pollinator & Wildlife Friendly Solar Farms with Rob Davis, Director of The Center for Pollinators in Energy at Fresh Energy
Learn about pollinator and wildlife friendly solar farm development with Rob Davis of Fresh Energy
Minerallac Goes 100% Solar
Minerallac Company located in Hampshire IL (Kane County), completed the installation of a 1.3 acre solar farm (350 kW DC), designed and built by Continental Electrical that will generate 100% of the company's electricity. Solar will reduce operating expenses while...
Illinois Pollinator & Wildlife Friendly Solar Farms Working Group | Nov. 14, 2019 Meeting in Chicago
Our next meeting will be Nov. 14, 2019 from 1:30 to 3:00 PM at the Palmer House Hilton in Rm Salon 1. Contact Tim Montague tmontague@cecco.com | 217.722.0429 m for more information. Register BackgroundA group of Illinois solar industry professional, solar developers,...