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We are the Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association (CHESSA). We have been representing solar and battery storage companies in the MD, DC, and VA area since 1984. Official regional trade association/affiliate of SEIA (@solarindustry.bsky.social)
🔦 Member Spotlight

Brookfield Renewable shared its Q3 2025 results, highlighting strong performance and progress across key strategic priorities.

Read the update here: buff.ly/uS9R8cJ

#CHESSA #Renewables #CleanEnergy
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
💫 Member Resource Share

IGS Energy joined the HR Works podcast to discuss skills-based hiring and people-first recruitment strategies. A helpful listen for teams thinking about workforce and hiring approaches.

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Committed to Skills-Based Hiring | IGS Energy
Members of the IGS Energy HR team discuss how organizations can incorporate skills-based hiring into recruiting strategies.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🌇 CHESSA Member Spotlight: NineDot Energy and SolarOne are collaborating to bring battery energy storage education to NYC high schools — preparing students for careers in the green economy.
We love seeing members invest in the future! ⚡
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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Member Spotlight 🌟
Congrats to Ameresco on earning a Gold Award in the Energy category of the 2025 Globee Awards!

For 25 years, they’ve delivered impactful, resilient energy solutions strengthening communities and accelerating the clean-energy transition.

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Ameresco Receives Gold Award in 2025 Globee Awards for American Business - Ameresco
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Grateful for the RCM&D Brighter Minds Scholarship students who joined us at Solar Focus last week, and for our college volunteer who helped make the week run smoothly. Inspiring to see the next generation engaging in clean energy. 🌱⚡️
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
⚡ CHESSA Member Spotlight: Illumine-i is featured in Business View Magazine, showcasing their continued leadership and innovation in solar, storage, and sustainability.
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#CHESSAMembers #CleanEnergy #Innovation #SustainableFuture
Illumine International Inc | Business View Magazine
Business View interviews Sudarsan Krishnan, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Illumine-i International, for our feature on “Premier Electrical Engineering Partners for Commercial Property…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
☀️ CHESSA Member Spotlight: CleanCapital’s Little Elk Solar project in Maryland is transforming a remediated Superfund site into a source of clean, reliable energy — part of two new projects producing 14,000+ MWh annually.
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#CHESSAMembers #CleanEnergy #MarylandEnergy
CleanCapital Marks Two Landmark Development Brownfield Solar Projects in Illinois and Maryland
CleanCapital announced the near completion of two distributed generation, brownfield development solar projects in Illinois and Maryland.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚜 Member Spotlight
Thanks to Alan Bailey for sharing his latest blog featuring work with Sol Systems, a CHESSA member, and others. Great to see on-the-ground project insights from across the country.

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#CHESSA #SolarEnergy #CleanEnergy
From Summit to Field: How We're Growing Agrivoltaics in the Midwest
Slake tests, ribbon cuttings, and finally getting seeds in the ground! 🚜 Our Smart Solar team has been busy turning agrivoltaic theory into practice. Join us for a joyful recap of a season spent…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
💼 CHESSA Member Is Hiring

Our member GoodLeap is hiring a Principal Product Manager (Hybrid – San Francisco Bay Area).

If you know someone looking to help advance clean-energy finance and product innovation, feel free to share.

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GoodLeap hiring Principal Product Manager in San Francisco Bay Area | LinkedIn
Posted 11:36:07 AM. Principal Product Manager, Growth GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
💫 Board Update:

Thank you to Shannon Meyer-Johanson and Michael Healy for their dedicated service on the CHESSA Board. We’re grateful for their leadership and lasting contributions to our clean energy community. Wishing them continued success.
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🖥️ Free Resource Share:
@solarunitedneighbors.org and NineDot Energy will join a free @canarymedia.com webinar on Dec. 4 at 2:30 PM ET discussing how decentralization can enhance grid resilience.
Register: buff.ly/HV2xxBL

#GridResilience
The Grid Edge Opportunity: Building Resilience Through Decentralization
As grids around the world face increasing pressures—from shifting demand patterns to aging infrastructure to extreme weather—grid-edge distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar, batteries,…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
⚡ CHESSA Member Spotlight: Collaboration in action from Standard Solar and New Leaf Energy! Their Division Road project in MA pairs 2.38 MW of solar with 999 kW of storage—expanding clean energy access and resilience. ☀️
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#CHESSAMembers #SolarStorage #CleanEnergy
Standard Solar Completes 2.4 MW Solar + Storage Community Solar Project In Westport, Massachusetts – Standard Solar
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November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Weekend Listen:

Sharing a resource from CHESSA member GreeneHurlocker: a recent episode of The Shock podcast where Claire Gardner and Angela Navarro discuss energy issues and the Virginia election.

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#10: Virginia Election with Angela Navarro
The Shock · Episode
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November 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We were thrilled to honor John and our other award winners this week. More posts from us later on it! Congrats to all!
Congratulations to John Lennon Miller, our VP of market development, on earning @solarchesapeake.bsky.social's Clean Energy Champion Award for Perseverance in Solar. John’s tireless leadership helped shape Maryland’s Renewable Energy Certainty Act and advance a clearer path for solar statewide.
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🎧 Resource Share
A thoughtful listen on veterans’ pathways into the energy workforce. This episode of the America First Energy Podcast explores how Project Vanguard is helping veterans bring their skills and service mindset into new energy careers.

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#VeteransInEnergy #EnergyWorkforce
America First Energy Podcast Episode 16 Veterans in Energy with Kevin Doffing from Project Vanguard
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November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
⚡ Welcome to the CHESSA community, Solarix!

We’re excited to have you join our network of clean energy leaders advancing solar + storage across the Mid-Atlantic. ☀️

#CHESSAMembers #SolarStorage #CleanEnergy #Renewables
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🏆 Member Spotlight: Congrats to CHESSA member Baker Donelson for earning 213 first-tier metropolitan rankings and 38 national rankings—including 21 Tier 1—in the 2026 Best Law Firms® list!

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#CHESSAMembers #BakerDonelson #BestLawFirms #Leadership #Excellence
Baker Donelson Earns National and Metro Rankings in 2026 Edition of Best Law Firms®
Baker Donelson has garnered 213 first-tier metropolitan rankings in the 2026 Best Law Firms® list, an annual analysis that includes thousands of top law firms nationwide.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Resource share for those tracking load growth and rate design:

@nccleantech.bsky.social & SEPA updated last week the Database of Emerging Large-Load Tariffs (DELTa), now covering 65 tariffs across 33 states.

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DELTa | SEPA
SEPA DELTa. We facilitate the electric power industry’s smart transition to a clean and modern energy future through education, research, standards and collaboration.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🎉 Member Spotlight 🎉

Congrats to Sunrun on earning multiple recognitions in Extel’s 2025 All-America Executive Team awards. Great to see CHESSA members highlighted for their leadership and impact across the clean-energy sector.

#CHESSA #CleanEnergy #SolarEnergy
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🌟 Member Spotlight: Congrats to CHESSA member Pivot Energy for being named Community Partner of the Year by the Fuel Fund of Maryland! ⚡

Their leadership and generosity continue to power connection and clean energy access across our region.

#CHESSAMembers #CommunityImpact #CleanEnergy
November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
⚡ Member Spotlight: Congrats to CHESSA member Palmetto for being named to Inc. Magazine’s 2025 Power Partner Awards! 🌞

Recognized for integrity, innovation & impact in advancing clean energy. More here👉 buff.ly/iWmzaW4

#CHESSAMembers #Palmetto #SolarEnergy #PowerPartner #CleanEnergy
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Starting Day 2 of #SolarFocus2025 with uplifting remarks from Congresswoman @mcclellan.house.gov. Grateful for her leadership and commitment to clean energy in our region.

Can’t wait to see what the rest of the day brings! ⚡🌞

#CHESSA #CleanEnergy #Solar #EnergyStorage
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Day 1 at #SolarFocus2025 was a huge success—great conversations, engaged panels, and incredible people across the Mid-Atlantic solar + storage community.

Ready to kick off Day 2! Sharing a few photos from yesterday. ⚡🌞

#CHESSA #CleanEnergy #Solar #EnergyStorage
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Solar Focus 2025 is off to a strong start with Eric Wesoff (@canarymedia.com)
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🌟 Member Spotlight: CHESSA member Sol Systems is investing in local workforce development through its Community Investment Fund and Prairie Creek Solar project in IL — supporting students like Addy Blimling as they launch clean energy careers.

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Opening Doors to Opportunity: Jacksonville Promise and Lincoln Land Community College
Our Prairie Creek Solar Project in Morgan County, Illinois, reflects our vision that renewable energy projects should generate lasting community benefits.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM