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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 8h

🖥️ Resource Share: Javelin Capital outlines shifts in distributed generation solar—consolidation, financing realities, and opportunities for focused players. Additional information here: buff.ly/YBXZ6u3

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#DistributedGeneration #Solar #CleanEnergy #MarketTrends

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 12h

🏫 Resource share: “How schools can go solar” event on Oct 18, 10:30–12 at Norfolk Academy. Tour + Virginia Beach Schools’ lessons learned. Open to parents, school boards, local officials, and the public. Learn more here 👉 buff.ly/kflTsh5
#Solar #K12 #VA

Solar Schools. What's Possible?

Join us to learn how schools can go solar. What do you need to know to plan? Join us at Norfolk Academy to learn how parents came together to make it happen. How have other schools in Hampton Roads…

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 1d

💡 CHESSA Member Is Hiring!
Exciting opportunity with ConnectDER — they’re hiring a Director of Customer Success to help scale operations & drive clean energy adoption.

📍 Philadelphia, PA
🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/GnDmo7U

#CHESSA #CleanEnergy #Solar #Jobs #ConnectDER

Director, Customer Success

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 1d

🌟 CHESSA Member Spotlight: ENGIE North America 🌟
We love seeing members engage where they work. At North Hills Wind (IA), ENGIE’s approach—early landowner outreach, Sweet Corn Days support, and presence at ACP’s Iowa State Fair exhibit—shows how clean energy projects build lasting community trust.

CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing session at #SF2025: A Clean Energy Future for All—Representation, Access & Community Impact.
Mod: Brandon Praileau @solarunitedneighbors.org • Speakers: Dana Redden @solarstewards.bsky.social • Kimberly Armstrong • Jordan Taylor • Steve Burt.

Register: buff.ly/RKwmmNh

CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 1d

💫 Member Spotlight:
CHESSA member Madison Energy Infrastructure has acquired NextEra Energy Resources’ DG development platform—assets, pipeline & team—expanding MEI’s reach across industrial, municipal & co-op customers. Congrats, MEI!

Read more from @latitudemedia.bsky.social 👉

NextEra sells its distributed generation platform to Madison Energy Infrastructure

Exclusive: The purchase comes as Madison doubles down on DG, even as others in the space pull back.

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 2d

💼 CHESSA Member Hiring: Palmetto 💼
Join a team making clean energy simple, accessible & rewarding for everyone. 🌞
Palmetto is hiring across tech, finance & sustainability — roles include Product Manager, Data Scientist, Treasurer & more.
🔗 buff.ly/rZwdlr4

#CleanEnergyJobs #Palmetto #Careers

Palmetto Clean Technology

<h2>Join us! We’re looking for new teammates to join us in leading the world towards a clean energy future. </h2> <p>We believe we can stop climate change by enabling the mass adoption of clean…

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: CHESSA members Strata Clean Energy and ENGIE ranked among the Top 10 U.S. energy storage developers (Cleanview Developer Benchmark Report). Congrats to the teams! Learn more 👉 buff.ly/7fD9OcH
#MemberSpotlight #EnergyStorage #CleanEnergy

Which Developers Are Building the Most Clean Energy in the US?

The top solar, wind, and battery developers in the US, according to our latest Developer Benchmark report

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 2d

New at #SolarFocus2025: “Financing the Future—Solar+Storage & the macro climate.” Claire Johnson (Sunrock Distributed Generation), Daniela Pangallo (Nautilus Solar), Vince Valenza (CleanCapital). Mod: Ally Niphakis (SRECTrade). Register: buff.ly/RKwmmNh

#Solar #EnergyStorage

CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 2d

🖥️ Resource share from the Center for Creative Leadership on day-to-day behaviors that support employee happiness, health, and engagement. Worth a look for CHESSA company leaders. Read more here: buff.ly/fzgsh0J

Recovery Practices to Foster Resilience & Prevent Burnout

Rest is essential for strength-building; recovering from overwork is similar. Learn 5 research-backed recovery practices to prevent burnout.

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 3d

💼 CHESSA Member Hiring: ENGIE North America 💼
Join a team where purpose, growth & balance drive every project. Explore clean energy careers that make an impact.
🔗 buff.ly/7A0Xmd2

#CHESSA #ENGIE #CleanEnergy #Careers #RenewableEnergy

ENGIE Jobs | Discover our Career & job opportunities, join us!

ENGIE is hiring! Hundreds of career opportunities await you, apply today and shape your future.

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 3d

👏 Member Spotlight: Solar Landscape
A milestone worth celebrating: 70,000 panels installed this summer across C&I rooftops. Cheers to the teams who planned, permitted, lifted, wired, and commissioned—bringing more reliable, local clean energy online one roof at a time. 🙌

CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 3d

💫 Project Spotlight: CHESSA member ECA Solar built a 3 MWdc array in Hammondtown, DE, converting a former tree farm (trees already slated for harvest) into clean community power. Smart land transition + local benefits. Details: buff.ly/1ZzCWQW #CHESSAMembers #Solar #Delaware

Hammondtown, DE | ECA Solar

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 3d

💫 Member Spotlight:
Ameresco + City of Olympia are transforming the historic Olympia Armory with efficiency upgrades, on-site solar, and battery storage—advancing resiliency while preserving character. Learn more here: buff.ly/Xfv9G13
#CHESSAMembers #CleanEnergy

Ameresco and City of Olympia, Washington Break Ground on Nearly $17 Million Building Retrofit Project at Olympia Armory - Ameresco

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 CHESSA member Strata Clean Energy is hiring: Traveling Solar Electrical Technician (NC/VA) — based in Richmond, VA.
Details & more here 👉 buff.ly/TxoQBwI
#CHESSAMembers #SolarJobs #CleanEnergy #Virginia

Strata Clean Energy hiring Traveling Solar Electrical Technician - NC/VA in Richmond, VA | LinkedIn

Posted 8:46:47 PM. We’re leading the industry in sustainable energy careers. We understand that our employees are the…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 4d

💫 Member Spotlight: Reactivate supported the Tribal Clean Energy Symposium at RE+, elevating the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy’s work to expand tribal access. Pathways to Trust + Indigenous Power & Light Fund are driving impact. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/Sa9yI4H

#CHESSAMembers #TribalEnergy #REPlus

Preferred Provider Program (PPP) | Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy Preferred Provider Program A Pathway to Equitable Clean Energy Partnerships with Tribal Nations The Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy’s Preferred Provider Program is a…

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 4d

🎆 Member Spotlight

Aspire Apartments now open in SE DC: 86 affordable units First build from CHESSA member Enterprise Community Development’s Let’s Build Accelerator w/ Durrani Development. Learn more here: buff.ly/Ygft5e4 #AffordableHousing #DC

City and Community Leaders Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of Aspire Apartments in Southeast Washington, DC | Enterprise Community Partners

Enterprise Community Development and Durrani Development welcomed city and community leaders on September 30 to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Aspire Apartments, an 86-unit affordable housing…

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 4d

New from CHESSA member Standard Solar: the latest RE:NEW issue on operational excellence—execution, getting projects over the line, and financing discipline in a tighter market. Read more here:https://buff.ly/G24Z6KJ

#CleanEnergy #Solar

SSI RENEW Q32025 Final

This interactive flipbook is created with FlippingBook, a service for streaming PDFs online. No download, no waiting. Open and start reading right away!

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 5d

🎆 Member Spotlight: 26kW bifacial solar fence in Fort Collins. Vertical layout + UV-reflective greenhouse coverings = more capture in tight space. Kudos to Greentech Renewables for supporting the build. Read more:

26 kW Bifacial Solar Fence in Fort Collins, CO

Spring Hill Greens is a local farm in Fort Collins, CO that grows microgreens, baby greens, and baby herbs while striving for carbon neutrality. The owners requested an extensive solar system to…

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 5d

🔦 Junior Track Spotlight: Policy 101 @ #SolarFocus2025 (Nov 18–19, Arlington, VA). Fed → MD/VA/DC basics.
Panel: Katie Rever, Aaron Berryhill, Ruthie DeWit, Leah Meredith.
≤2 yrs in industry? Discounted rate—register: buff.ly/RKwmmNh

CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 5d

Double Member Spotlight 🌟
TurningPoint Energy + Pivot Energy have launched a new community solar project in Baltimore—the first of a 16.6 MW portfolio powering up Maryland.
🔗 buff.ly/VLAzBnv via Business Wire
👏 Congratulations to both teams for advancing clean energy and local impact in Maryland.

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 5d

🖥️ Resource Webinar:
Promoting Economic Efficiency in Interconnection – Part 2: Cost Allocation (hosted by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
🗓️ Oct 22, 12 pm ET
CHESSA member New Leaf Energy is on the panel.
Register: buff.ly/QMFm8ks

#ResourceShare #Interconnection #DER #GridModernization

CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Industry Job Share: Piedmont Environmental Council is hiring a Senior Energy Infrastructure Policy Analyst to work on energy policy across VA (local → federal). Apply by Oct. 17: pecva.org/apply
Credit: PEC. #CleanEnergyJobs #EnergyPolicy #Virginia

Jobs & Internships – The Piedmont Environmental Council

Join the PEC team and be part of one of the most effective community-based environmental groups in the country! PEC has exciting employment opportunities and offers a fun and collaborative work…

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 6d

Resource share: For South-Central VA businesses—SCVBA’s 2025 Membership & Networking Event is Thu, Nov 13, 3–7pm at Venue 210 (South Boston, VA). EPC & battery storage panels + networking. Info: scvba-biz.org/events #SCVBA #SouthCentralVA

Events – SCVBA South Central Business Alliance

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CHESSA @solarchesapeake.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Industry Job Share: SEPA is Hiring
The Smart Electric Power Alliance is recruiting for several communications and marketing roles, including Director of Marketing Strategy & Engagement; Manager and more. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/3LB5xmY