Solar & Storage Blog
CES blogs about solar & storage news, O&M, and other company updates
Five Things You Wanted to Know About Our Net Zero Future with Cathy Higgins and Alexi Miller of New Building Institute
Five Things You Wanted to Know About Our Net Zero Future Growth of the commercial net zero construction market is vital to the high performance and zero carbon future. Here, Cathy Higgins and Alexi Miller of the New Building Institute reports trends and case studies...
Illinois Shines – Adjustable Block Program (ABP) Launches Solar Incentive Application Period!
Chicago IL | by Tim Montague, Solar Expert, Continental Electrical Construction Co. | tmontague@cecco.com"Enough solar to power 100,000 homes is coming to a rooftop, field or farm near you in Illinois!" Sign up for updates from Continental | Register for our free...
Illinois Solar For All Program with Program Administrator Vito Greco of Elevate Energy
Our January 2019 Solar Works for Illinois webinar, we are grateful to have Vito Greco of Elevate Energy as our guest speaker. January 29th, 2019 | 12 Noon, Central | Future Episodes | Video | Slides The Illinois Solar for All Program is...
Maximize Your Solar Investment by Adding Battery Energy Storage with Travis Simpkins, PhD, founder of MuGrid
The installation of battery energy storage in behind-the-meter applications is poised for exponential growth over the next few years. Batteries can be combined with solar to form grid-connected microgrids meaning that these assets can be used for economic benefit when...
5 Ways Solar Reduces Operating Expenses
Solar Power is a way to make electricity from sunlight. Solar panels were invented in 1955 at Bell Labs and NASA has been using solar for decades to power satellites. Now solar technology is available to all business owners...
A Cash Crop Called Community Solar is Spreading to Fields and Farms of Illinois
“We currently have a very real opportunity to change our path and improve how we live, while helping our planet. With most things in life, economics, convenience or desire drive change. I believe community solar is an opportunity that will allow all of these to drive...
Speeding Its Way to the Future – Illinois Tollway Goes Green With Solar
When you’re traveling down the I-90 corridor near Rockford this Winter, you can breathe a little easier knowing that the Illinois Tollway is doing its part to make the Land of Lincoln both cleaner and greener. Just ask Craig Stone, Electrician and Foreman for...
Grayslake Schools Go Green with Solar Power (Illinois SD #127)
Grayslake High Schools will offset about 32% of their energy costs with three solar arrays installed by Continental Electric. Indianapolis-based Performance Services contracted Continental to design and install 8,755 PV modules totaling 2.7 megawatts. The Grayslake...
IKEA Continues Their Solar Quest
Continental has been awarded its latest solar project for the new IKEA distribution center in Joliet. When completed, there will be over 9,000 modules on the roof capable of harnessing nearly 2.9MW of power from the sun. Annual production is expected to be nearly...