All Bright Solar

01/11/2024

Super fun being interviewed by Tim Montague of Clean Power Hour about the growth of solar in IL and the importance of trade associations.

Have you joined the Illinois Solar Energy Association (ISEA)? Individual and business memberships available.

Just a decade ago, solar installation costs were a whopping $15 per watt. Today, prices have plunged below $3 per watt, thanks to the cost adoption curve. Il...

12/13/2023

Great article on Solar in Illinois! Nice write up on my customer Nathan Gorr and great photos of Garrison Riegel & Celestar Solar, a partner of All Bright Solar.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act includes a 30% tax credit and the state’s 2021 climate law offers a rebate equal to roughly another 30%.

07/29/2022

Inspiring and practical video on how to convert a typical Midwestern yard to a beautiful paradise. Check out the before and after photos. Thanks The Nature Conservancy! 😍 🦋💚

https://nature.ly/3v5HZG5

07/27/2022

📢BREAKING: We're kicking off the final week of with the release of a brand-spanking new guide to help restaurants reduce their use of plastic! 🥤🍴🌎 🍛

📖The free guide, "Hold the Plastic, Please" offers practical advice, tools, resources (including funding sources), and case studies to help any restaurant interested in reducing plastic take meaningful steps to do so AND help them to effectively communicate these changes to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, attract new diners, and get media attention 📰. Some of the changes we recommend in the guide can actually save restaurants money, too.💵

Learn more and get the free guide at: https://www.beyondplastics.org/restaurant-guide

Special thanks to our friends and allies at Upstream, Shedd Aquarium, ReThink Disposable, Surfrider Foundation, Plasticfreerestaurants.org, and PlasticScore, with a hat tip to Plastic Free July.

11/04/2021

It's been a busy month since legislation was passed! Excited to be INSTALLING solar again in IL!! And I'll be hiring again and getting back on track with my original business plan of hiring mom's who want to be in solar and also need flexibility in their schedules. Excited for 2022!!

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act will create new blocks of funding to support community, commercial, and residential solar. The first round of new funding will become available in December.

09/13/2021

After 3 hard years, the IL Energy bill PASSED! This means home owners and business who want to invest in solar will be able to access Renewable Energy Credits.

If you've been wanting solar but waiting for the bill - send us an email and we can help you explore options.

08/25/2021

The clock keeps ticking. The industry has been describing these dire circumstances but no one is listening.

If you are in IL, please urgently call your law makers and tell them the time to vote on energy is NOW. We cannot wait any longer.

Just 313 small rooftop solar projects were completed statewide in Q2 2021, compared to 2,908 a year earlier, as the state remains in a perilous solar incentive limbo.

08/18/2021

Illinois solar incentives have been on hold since December 2020. Since then, thousands of clean energy jobs in the state have been lost. Call your state legislators to pass this clean energy bill NOW.

Look up your legislators here: https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/DistrictLocator/DistrictOfficialSearchByAddress.aspx.

08/01/2021

Three years ago today, All Bright Solar opened its doors! Since then, we've helped homes and businesses across the Chicagoland area switch to solar, who together have produced over 550 megawatt hours of clean energy!

07/29/2021

All Bright Solar is joining renewable energy companies across Illinois in calling on legislators to pass comprehensive energy legislation now. We've helped hundreds of IL homeowners go solar and save on their energy costs - it is clear that the citizens of IL want clean energy. Our climate can't wait any longer, we need legislation now!

Illinois' entrepreneurs can provide the foundation of a thriving solar sector or be victims of the delay in Springfield. We are beyond the cliff. Jobs are being lost. The cost of inaction is the devastation of our solar business infrastructure. Call on your legislators to pass a clean energy bill now and

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