Project Spotlight: Hardt Electric Installs 560 Maxeon Solar Panels for Chicago’s CHEST

Featured in episode of Powering Chicago’s The Power of Better series.

Maxeon Preferred Partner, Hardt Electric, designed and installed a roof-mounted PV system tailored to the headquarters and energy goals of The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), consisting of over 560 highly efficient and exceptionally reliable solar panels from Maxeon.

CHEST's solar system is projected to generate approximately 341,000 kWh annually, offsetting nearly 30% of the facility's electricity use. That translates into avoiding about 242 metric tons of CO₂ emissions each year—the equivalent of taking 54 cars off the road, eliminating the burning of 27,000 gallons of gasoline, or planting 4,000 tree seedlings and growing them for a decade. Beyond reducing carbon, this shift lessens harmful pollutants that contribute to asthma and other respiratory conditions, directly supporting CHEST's mission to advance lung health and improve air quality for the Chicagoland community. Read more about this in our press release.

Keep your eye out for Mike Hynes, Business Development Manager at Maxeon, as he explains the benefits of using Maxeon’s reliable and durable solar technology for this project.