Continental Energy Solutions

Type

| Private
Industry| Energy
Founded| 2009
Headquarters| 815 Commerce Drive
Suite 280Oak
Brook, IL 60523

Area served

| Illinois

Key people

| Brian Haug, President
Tim Montague, Business Development & Sales
Cesar Romo, Project Management
Products| Solar Energy Systems
Services| Solar installation and maintenance
Website| cesnrg.com

Continental Energy Solutions is an American solar energy company in Oak Brook, IL.[1][2] It is a commercial solar installer that designs, installs, and maintains solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for rooftop and ground.[3] As of 2020, it has built over 100 solar PV projects and 40 megawatts of solar including installations on big box retail, warehouse, manufacturing, schools and college campuses.[4][5]

Founded in 2009, it was initially started as a division of Continental Electrical Construction Company. The company is the largest solar installer and solar contractor in Illinois.[6]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Products and services
* 2.1 Capabilities
* 3 Major installations
* 4 In the media
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History[edit]

In 2009, electrical construction company Continental Electrical Construction started and incorporated a new, solar division of the company, Continental Energy Solutions. Continental Electrical Construction is a fourth generation family business owned and operated by David and Steven Witz.[7] Continental Energy Solutions was established by Brian Haug, a 25 year veteran of Continental Electrical Construction. Haug started his career as a project manager and was managing the company's Naperville office prior to starting Continental Energy Solutions, the solar division. He started the renewable energy division, which was incorporated as an independent company Continental Energy Solutions LLC in January 2020.[8]

Continental installed several of the first and largest retail rooftop solar arrays, including two IKEA stores in Chicagoland and the IKEA Joliet Warehouse which was the largest rooftop solar array in the Midwest at the time of its installation in 2017.[9] By 2012 the company saw growth and became the largest commercial industrial solar company and commercial solar installer in Illinois.[10] By January 2020, Continental has installed over 100 projects and over 40 megawatts of rooftop and ground Mount solar, including the two largest rooftop arrays in the Midwest, Ikea Joliet Distribution Center and Magid Glove in Romeoville.

## Products and services[edit]

Continental Energy Solutions offers professional design, engineering, and installation of commercial and industrial solar PV projects in Illinois and Midwest.

### Capabilities[edit]

* Commercial & Industrial Solar PV
* Solar & Battery Storage Systems
* Electric Vehicle Chargers
* Design & Build
* On Grid / Off-grid Solutions
* Microgrids

## Major installations[edit]

Company  | Product  | Location  | Notes

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Simmons Knife & Saw  | Roof Mount  | Glendale Heights, IL  | 437 kW DC solar array
Minerallac  | Ground Mount  | Hampshire IL  | 1.3 acre solar farm (350 kW DC)
ABT Electronics  | Solar & Battery Storage  | Glenview, IL  | 516 kW & ESS
Northwestern University  | Roof Mount  | Evanston, IL  | 81 kW
IKEA Joliet Distribution Center  | Roof Mount  | Joliet, IL  | 2.3 MW
University of Illinois, Wasaja Hall  | Roof Mount  | Champaign, IL  | 33 kW
Oakton Community College  | Roof Mount  | Des Plaines, IL  | 26 kW
NCC  | Roof Mount, Solar & Battery Storage  | Naperville, IL  | 563 kW
IKEA Bolingbrook & Schaumburg  | Roof Mount  | Schaumburg, Bolingbrook  | 1.99 MW
Grayslake District 127 High School  | Ground Mount, Roof Mount  | Grayslake, IL  | 2.76 MW
Clarke Environmental  | Roof Mount  | St. Charles, IL  | 119 k

## In the media[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "2017 Midwest Attendees". Midwest. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
2. ↑ "Continental Energy Solutions, 815 Commerce Drive, Oak Brook, IL (2020)". www.govserv.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
3. ↑ "Continental Energy Solutions: 2020 Profile and Reviews | EnergySage". www.energysage.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
4. ↑ "Illinois Tech NECA at Green Energy Challenge". TechNews. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
5. ↑ "Continental Energy Solutions Sas en BOGOTA | Directorio de empresas Informa Colombia". Directorio de Empresas - Directorio de empresas en Colombia (in español). Retrieved 2020-02-25.
6. ↑ "StackPath". www.inovateus.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
7. ↑ "Illinois Solar Industry Update - Ten Things You Want to Know with Brian Haug & Lesley McCain of ISEA". Continental Electrical Construction Company. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
8. ↑ "2020 Renewable Energy Summit Attendees". RENEW Wisconsin. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
9. ↑ "Electric Association of Chicago - Serving the Chicagoland Electrical Community Since 1926". www.eachicago.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
10. ↑ "2020 Renewable Energy Summit Attendees". RENEW Wisconsin. Retrieved 2020-02-25.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Continental Electrical Construction
* Continental Energy Solutions on Linkedin
* Continental Energy Solutions on Facebook