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Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: steep (>5:12). Inverter output: 3.8 KW. Array output: 0.00396 KW. Includes 11.5 kwh energy storage system. Location: rooftop. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #24-0198
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: steep (>5:12). Inverter output: 7.6 KW. Array output: 0.00924 KW. Includes 11.5 kwh energy storage system. Location: rooftop. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #24-0198
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 11.5 KW. Array output: 12.71 KW. Location: installation of roof mount solar with battery. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #22-0441
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 11.5 KW. Array output: 9.43 KW. Location: installation of roof mount solar with battery. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #22-0441
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: steep (>5:12). Inverter output: 7.6 KW. Array output: 8.36 KW. Location: exterior, roof. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #24-0529
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 11.5 KW. Array output: 12.3 KW. Location: installation of roof mount solar with battery. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #22-0441
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 10 KW. Array output: 11.06 KW. Includes 13.5 kwh energy storage system. Location: roof planes of home. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #18-0817
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 10 KW. Array output: 5.4 KW. Includes 13.5 kwh energy storage system. Location: roof planes of home. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #18-0817
Install solar panels on roof of accessory building. Roof type: steep (>5:12). Inverter output: 10 KW. Array output: 9.45 KW. Includes 13.5 kwh energy storage system. Location: roof planes of detached structure. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #18-0817
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 11.5 KW. Array output: 7.04 KW. Includes 13.5 kwh energy storage system. Location: rooftop. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #23-0672
Install solar panels on roof of principal building. Roof type: sloped (2:12 to 5:12). Inverter output: 11.5 KW. Array output: 10.25 KW. Location: installation of roof mount solar with battery. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #22-0441
Install solar panels on roof of accessory building. Roof type: low-sloped (<2:12). Inverter output: 4.56 KW. Array output: 5.28 KW. Location: roofs. Icc distributed generation installer cert. #14-0400
Where the open solar projects are, and the companies running the most of them right now.
Open projects by ZIP code. Pick one to see them on the map.
Companies with the most open projects. Pick one to see their jobs.
Electricians, battery and EV charger installers, roofers, and solar companies watching the market.
The short version: public permits, cleaned up, with the builder on each one.
226 solar permits were issued in Chicago in the last 30 days, and 748 solar projects are open right now.
44 different builders run the open solar projects in Chicago. The busiest right now is Sunrun Installation Services Inc, with 500 open projects. Every lead names the company on the permit and, when the city has it, a direct phone number.
We add new permits every morning, shortly after the city publishes them. The newest solar permit in Chicago is from Oct 16, 2026.
The map and every project page are free to browse. A free account shows 5 builder phone numbers a week. Pro opens every number and sends a daily email for $69 a month.
From official building permits published by the City of Chicago. We collect them every day, remove the noise and group the permits of each job site into one project.
748 solar projects are open in Chicago right now.