Ailey Solar is highlighted in the Tribune’s article about solar energy in Chicago, and our installer Jen made the cover photo!
Also featured is ASE customer The Dole Family, who expresses that environmental concerns and their children’s future were at the forefront of their motivations to invest in renewable energy.
Thank you #unachicago and Chuck Gunn for giving Ailey Solar a Global Goals Award tonight for our local “efforts in support of U.N. Global Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy.” We are humbled and thank you for the work YOU do! https://t.co/5ReREqMRP0
Jack Ailey with UNA Chicago Award for local work in promoting affordable renewable energy.
Ailey Solar is the leading solar installer in the Chicagoland Area (and beyond) and proud to be born and bred in the City of Chicago since 2007! Ailey Solar is the only residential solar installer in Illinois that is a unionized contractor. We’re dedicated to exceeding our customer’s expectations by providing the utmost in quality and value in our work and service.
Ailey Solar seeks a talented, organized, and highly motivated individual to work in our operations and sales teams as we develop solar projects throughout the Chicagoland area. Hands on training will be provided. The position will involve assisting the sales team during contact with prospective customers and then during production moving solar projects through operational milestones such as permitting, utility interconnection, scheduling and other items. The successful individual will report directly to the management team and will work closely with both operations and sales team members.
There are opportunities for advancement as the organization continues to grow. This is a great way to start your career in solar. Learn on the job and be a part of the solar renewable energy movement.
The Solar Project Administrator’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Support the sales team with a number of tasks during the sales and consultation process with prospective customers.
Manage customers throughout the process of obtaining solar on their home.
Compile, complete and submit building permits and plan set documents.
Obtaining the interconnection agreements and net metering agreements for each project.
Recording the progress of each project in the internal systems.
Verifying that all needed parts for each project have been ordered.
Perform additional duties as needed.
Required Qualifications:
Familiarity with PCs
Attention to detail/organized
Time management
Promptly getting back to customers
Excellent customer service skills
Preferred Qualifications:
B.A. or similar preferred.
Some knowledge of Excel, Word, PDF Editors
Experience using Google Docs
Familiarity with social media (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress)
Those who want to wait on the sidelines for further price reductions could be disappointed: The cost of solar panels has started to plateau and, while installation labor and other soft costs continue to fall, the phasing out of state tax incentives and utility rebates and grants has largely offset those savings.
When Consumer Reports says it, people listen! We have seen an increase in interest in solar after the publication of this article. We are happy to provide you with a free quote so you too can take advantage of the incredible savings and benefits of solar as well! Fill out our contact form at aileysolarelectric.com/contact or call us at (773)492-1294 or email us at info@aileysolar.com.
We are hiring sales representatives to help us manage the volume of interest we receive. Join our team and help us in our goal to get as much solar on roofs as possible!
Responsibilities include:
Sales calls
Processing quotes
Task management (including using online tools such as wrike.com)
Gathering permit documents
Social media management
Ordering equipment
Required Qualifications:
Familiarity with PCs
Attention to detail/Organized
Time management
Promptly getting back to customers
Comfortable selling larger priced items
Confident on sales calls
Always respectful of the customers
Preferred :
Some knowledge of Excel, Word, PDF Editors
Experience using Google Docs
1+ years of sales experience
Familiarity with social media (Twitter, Facebook, WordPress)
Email resume to info@aileysolar.com
Installer
We are looking to hire additional installers immediately. We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic, hardworking and reliable employees.
Required Qualifications:
Ability to work on steep/high altitude conditions (roofs)
Ability to work in all weather conditions (heat, rain)
Flexible team player
Respectful and professional manner
Punctual
Attention to detail
Must pass a full criminal background check, drug screen, and possess good driving record
See our Ailey Solar team in action at the 1:57 and 2:25 time marks in the video!
Take a moment today to help Illinois create 32,000 clean jobs per year! HB2607/SB1485 (or the Illinois Clean Jobs Act) is a bi-partisan bill, supported by the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, that was recently introduced by state lawmakers in Springfield.
The Illinois Clean Jobs Act:
Increases energy efficiency standards to 20 percent by 2025— a 50 percent increase in savings compared to what would otherwise occur based on current policies,
Raises the amount of energy generated by renewable sources, like wind and solar, to 35 percent by 2030, up from the current standard of 25 percent by 2025, and
Creates a market-based strategy aimed at reducing the amount of carbon pollution emitted by Illinois power plants, helping meet new standards recently announced by the U.S. EPA.
Our friends at the Illinois Environmental Council have made an easy way to send a message to your representative in Springfield (either a thanks for already co-sponsoring or urging them to do so). They also have a quick link on their website to look up your local legislators and their current position on the bill.
Thank you and keep an eye out for our hard-working team in the video!
Citing an article from Daily Finance, solar panels could add a significant value to your home.
“In a study of home sales in eight states between 1999 and
Image courtesy of Ross Chandler
2013, the Berkeley Lab found that a solar power system was worth about $15,000 to home buyers, or about $4 per watt. That’s a significant addition in value[.]… Just remember that solar panels could save you money every month and add value to your home, but owning the system may have the most impact and make your home even more attractive to potential buyers.”
With the increase in environmentally conscious buyers, adding a solar system to a home is also a great option for builders looking to sell an eco-friendly building.
When you purchase a solar system, the study in this article and others show on average you will make your investment back if you were to sell your home. Ailey Solar has partnered with Admiral’s Bank to offer third-party financing options that we are happy to discuss with you.
This will be Ailey Solar’s first year exhibiting at the GreenFestival, so we come to the festival to see us and some wonderful booths and presentations. Our booth (#724) located directly across the food court on the east side.
Consumer Reports just released an excellent article on solar power called “Shedding Light on Solar Power.”
