VGI Energy

VGI Energy (VLV Development – VGI Energy Solutions) is a manufacturing and renewable energy startup based in Chicago, founded with a bold mission to bring clean energy and resilience to urban communities across the country. The team, comprised of veterans, minorities, and lifelong Chicagoans, is committed to transforming clean energy into stronger economies and more prosperous communities. As a full-service renewable energy and energy efficiency green build development company, VGI Energy focuses on reducing the environmental footprint, stabilizing energy reliance, and enhancing the continued diversification of the energy resource mix, operating with core values like Commitment to Making A Difference, Strength, and Excellence.

The company executes its mission through its integrated internal divisions—VLV Development, its full-service development arm, and Transformation Housing, its clean energy and sustainable property management division. VGI is working toward delivering 1 MW of solar energy and storage to each of Chicago’s 50 wards, with notable projects including a 100kW solar installation at Richard J. Daley College and the design for a 1MW system at Christ Universal Temple Church. They also focus on providing affordable, reliable solar power for low-income multifamily housing and are developing The CLIC (Climate Leadership Innovation Center), an experiential clean energy campus in Chicago. Headquartered at 47 W Polk #348, Chicago, IL, VGI operates in the niche of renewable energy semiconductor manufacturing and sustainable property management, leveraging its diversity-certified, veteran-owned status to scale projects in urban areas.