LVG Electrical & Communications is a family owned, woman owned, locally operated company dedicated to providing premier solar energy services to homes and businesses throughout the state of Illinois. Established in 2016, our commitment to excellence, integrity, and customer satisfaction remains unwavering as we strive to empower our clients with sustainable energy solutions. We are one of the highest rated Solar installation companies in the state of Illinois.

SunCode is a minority-owned and women-owned renewable energy development and investment company headquartered in Irvine California, with regional offices in several states, including a Chicago office in Illinois. SunCode values integration of their team’s development, financing, and technical expertise in energy generation projects, including community solar projects, and economic expertise in how to effectively utilize the Federal and local incentives to finance projects successfully. The SunCode team has experience in the development, design, construction, financing, and operation of over 2GW of solar and battery storage systems in the United States.

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.

548 Development is a MWBE certified full-service development and construction company working exclusively with contractors within a community to ensure a long-term return on investment in the area. This allows 548 Development to have a multi-faceted impact on the communities that they invest in — delivering renewable energy technology to communities that have been historically left out of this advancement and empowering minority business owners to grow alongside their community.

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VLV Development is a full-service development company serving most of the US and Puerto Rico. VLV builds, owns, operates, and finances clean energy infrastructure assets. They create jobs and advocate for market-driven solutions to climate change. VLV has successfully financed and developed 1.5 MWs of solar on behalf of, utilities, colleges, churches and housing portfolio owners. VLV recently completed the 1.1 MW PV Solar component for the Bronzeville Community Microgrid, a project that tests the concept of the Nation’s first Utility operated microgrid clusters, or a ‘grid of microgrids’. VLV also owns and operates a portfolio of clean energy projects in the City of Chicago. VLV is invested in designing solutions that work in Chicago and the State of Illinois. The team is comprised of native Chicagoans, Blacks, Latinos, veterans and other diverse experts. VLV considers themselves equal parts thought leader and developer, distilling their vision into tangible economic benefits for themselves and their clients.

Selenium Energy is a local Illinois-based, MWBE solar business.  Established in 2017, we are dedicated and committed to hiring and employing qualified-local residents that reflect the communities in which we serve.  Selenium offers turnkey solar options and solutions to renters, homeowners, businesses, non-profits, C & I customers.

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Livewire Construction is a Chicago-based electrical contractor committed to providing quality solar installation solutions to clients throughout Northeast Illinois. Livewire is passionate in their collaborative approach and have a vested interest in the success of each of their clients’ projects. Livewire provides solar installation and maintenance services across residential, municipal, nonprofit/institutional, and commercial sectors. Livewire is available to work with project developers as well as provide services directly to private clients in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.

CIC ENERGY CONSULTING LLC is a Chicago-based MWBE energy efficiency and distributed generation solutions provider serving non-profit and public sector Critical Service Providers and multifamily (5+) facilities located and operating in Environmental Justice and Low-Income Communities throughout Illinois. We provide turnkey solar PV feasibility, design, build, and maintenance services to deliver economic, environmental and social value to our customers.

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.