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Empwr Solar LLC

Solar installer based in Charleston.

  • License active

38 jobs on Chicago permits, 2025 to 2026: 31 solar installations, 7 panel upgrades. 31st most solar system permits of 69 contractors in Chicago.

Get a quote from Empwr Solar LLCCall (704) 400-1231Check license ECC96430

What the public records show

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

QuestionRecords showMark
Licensed?License ECC96430, active in the city's records on Oct 2, 2026Electrical Contractor (General)We found this license by the business name. No other active license has that name.Checks out
Jobs on record38 jobs on Chicago permits, 2025 to 2026: 31 solar installations, 7 panel upgradesThey are based in Charleston. Work outside Chicago is not in these records.31st 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: the city Department of Buildings and City of Chicago permits.

Cost and timing

Permit value (not a price)

Their typical permit lists $17,215 (half list more, half less)

That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What solar system jobs cost in Chicago.

Get 2 or 3 written quotes.

Permit wait

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

How long solar system jobs take.

Track record

6 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 32 the year before

Q1 2025: 2 jobsQ2 2025: 22 jobsQ3 2025: 10 jobsQ4 2025: 3 jobsQ1 2026: 1 jobBusiest: 22 jobsLatest: 1 job20252026
Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 22 jobs, April to June 2025. 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

Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.

DateWorkOn the permit form
Mar 9, 2026Panel upgrade$1,721
Dec 9, 2025Solar, 7.36 kW$22,493
Dec 9, 2025Solar, 1.92 kWInstall solar panels on roof of accessory building$22,493
Oct 13, 2025Solar, 8 kW$18,221
Sep 24, 2025Panel upgrade$1,402
Sep 23, 2025Solar, 10 kW$19,401
Sep 19, 2025Solar, 7.04 kW$17,994
Sep 16, 2025Solar, 4.16 kW$11,823
Sep 10, 2025Solar, 10 kW$20,941
Sep 3, 2025Solar, 4.16 kW$12,016
Aug 21, 2025Solar, 7.6 kW$16,787
Aug 21, 2025Panel upgrade$1,275
Jul 29, 2025Solar, 5.85 kW$20,712
Jul 29, 2025Solar, 2.925 kWInstall solar panels on roof of accessory building$20,712
Jun 30, 2025Solar, 2.925 kW$7,383
Jun 23, 2025Solar, 10 kW$17,643
Jun 23, 2025Panel upgradenot stated
Jun 17, 2025Solar, 10 kW$20,967
Jun 13, 2025Solar, 10 kW$18,912
Jun 13, 2025Solar, 7.6 kW$15,568
Jun 13, 2025Panel upgrade$1,402
Jun 6, 2025Solar, 5.7 kW$13,185
Jun 2, 2025Solar, 11.4 kW$31,059
Jun 2, 2025Panel upgrade$2,231
Jun 2, 2025Solar, 11.4 kW$13,908
May 27, 2025Solar, 3.8 kW$9,934
May 23, 2025Solar, 5.7 kW$11,092
May 22, 2025Solar, 10 kW$9,817
May 22, 2025Solar, 5.85 kW$14,764
May 16, 2025Solar, 4.55 kW$11,721
May 14, 2025Panel upgrade$1,020
Apr 28, 2025Solar, 4.06 kW$24,303
Apr 21, 2025Solar, 5.2 kWnot stated
Apr 17, 2025Solar, 5.85 kW$15,223
Apr 10, 2025Solar, 3.77 kW$11,409
Apr 1, 2025Solar, 5.2 kW$12,920
Mar 10, 2025Solar, 4.64 kW$23,188
Mar 10, 2025Solar, 6.96 kW$33,252

What to ask before you hire

About Empwr Solar LLC

  • 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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