Bright Planet Solar Inc

Solar installer working in Chicago.

No license matched this business by name in the city's records

1,015 jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2026: 751 solar installations, 264 panel upgrades. 2nd most solar system permits of 69 contractors in Chicago.

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What the public records show

From the city's permits, one question at a time.

Question	Records show	Mark
Licensed?	No license matched this business by name in the city's recordsLook them up on the city's license page.	Ask them
Jobs on record	1,015 jobs on Chicago permits, 2021 to 2026: 751 solar installations, 264 panel upgrades2nd most solar system permits of 69 contractors in Chicago. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Chicago permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026.

Records: City of Chicago permits.

Cost and timing

All solar system jobs in Chicago: $11,000 to $25,000

Half of 9,206 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.

How to read this range

Contractors write a job value on the permit form, and the city uses it to set the permit fee. It is not the contract price, and it is often lower than what you pay. A quarter of the permits list less than this range, and a quarter list more. Use it to see if a quote is in the normal range.

Permit value (not a price)

Most of their recent permits list $46,000

17 of their 24 solar system permits with a value in the last 12 months list exactly that, which looks like a set figure rather than a price. What solar system jobs cost in Chicago.

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Permit wait

Across Chicago, solar system permits usually take 8 days to be issued

How long solar system jobs take.

Track record

39 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 273 the year before

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 171 jobs, July to September 2024. Across Chicago, all contractors together had 8% fewer solar system jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Jobs by kind of work

Latest jobs

A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.

Date	Work
May 28, 2026	Solar, 11.5 kW
May 4, 2026	Panel upgrade
Apr 21, 2026	Panel upgrade
Apr 13, 2026	Panel upgrade
Mar 11, 2026	Panel upgrade
Mar 6, 2026	Solar, 11.5 kW
Mar 3, 2026	Solar, 11.5 kW
Mar 2, 2026	Panel upgrade
Feb 17, 2026	Panel upgrade
Feb 10, 2026	Solar, 11.5 kW
Feb 5, 2026	Solar, 11.5 kW
Feb 5, 2026	Panel upgrade
Jan 31, 2026	Panel upgrade
Dec 30, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Dec 29, 2025	Solar (×2, same day), 11.5 kW
Dec 19, 2025	Solar (×2, same day), 11.5 kW
Dec 2, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Nov 21, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Nov 11, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Nov 3, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Nov 3, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Nov 3, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Nov 3, 2025	Panel upgrade
Oct 23, 2025	Solar, 5.7 kW
Oct 22, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Oct 21, 2025	Panel upgrade
Oct 20, 2025	Panel upgrade
Oct 15, 2025	Panel upgrade
Oct 14, 2025	Panel upgrade
Oct 7, 2025	Solar, 3.8 kW
Oct 3, 2025	Solar, 11.5 kW
Oct 2, 2025	Panel upgrade
Oct 1, 2025	Solar, 3.8 kW
Oct 1, 2025	Panel upgrade
Sep 30, 2025	Solar, 10 kW
Sep 23, 2025	Solar, 5.76 kW
Sep 23, 2025	Solar, 5.76 kW
Sep 16, 2025	Solar, 5.76 kW
Sep 16, 2025	Solar, 3.8 kW
Sep 16, 2025	Panel upgrade

What to ask before you hire

About Bright Planet Solar Inc

Ask for the license number and check it with the city.
Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.

Worth asking any solar installer

Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
What size system, which panels and inverter, and what will it make in a year?
Is my roof good for 25 more years, and what if it needs work first?
Who handles the permit and the utility's approval to turn it on?

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