Blogs


By Howie Heerdt July 8, 2026
A new solar-plus-storage microgrid project will help support critical water infrastructure while advancing clean energy and grid resilience in Central Illinois.
By Howie Heerdt June 30, 2026
Turning Everyday Parking Infrastructure into a Visible, Working Energy Asset
By Howie Heerdt June 23, 2026
A Local Favorite Embraces Solar Energy
By Howie Heerdt June 18, 2026
Morton Electric’s 17.6 kW rooftop solar project is designed to produce an estimated 21,869 kWh of clean energy each year for Azzip’s Evansville home office. 
By Brad Morton June 16, 2026
Delivering resilient, future-ready electrical infrastructure to support clean energy adoption in high-demand pharmaceutical operations.
By Howie Heerdt June 8, 2026
How Morton Electric supported a past Greenwood infrastructure project built for long-term performance.
By Howie Heerdt June 4, 2026
How Vuteq’s Princeton facility turned rooftop solar into a long-term investment in cleaner energy, cost control, and smarter manufacturing.
By Howie Heerdt May 7, 2026
Powering Industry Forward
By Brad Morton April 23, 2026
Evansville, IN — Morton Electric, LLC is proud to announce it has been awarded a solar project supporting the production and processing of domestic oil from the Illinois Basin. Work has officially begun on the project that will deliver crude oil to a refinery facility in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, where it will be processed into petroleum products.

AstraZeneca 2.2MW Solar Energy System – Mt. Vernon, Indiana

Our expertise and experience in renewable energy enabled AstraZeneca to generate approximately 50% of the electrical load from onsite solar generation from a 2.2MW ground mounted array. Our design & approach saved AstraZeneca several thousands of dollars on procurement and installation costs of the highly reliable system. The result was an extremely high-quality solar energy system delivered and installed at a low per-watt installation cost.


Specifications: 2.2MWdc rated system, 2MWac rated system, REC Solar Panels, RBI Solar Ground Mounted Racking, Yaskawa/Solectrica 166KW inverters rated at 600Vac output, Square D I-Line 4000A Power Distribution/Monitoring control panel, AlsoEnergy Energy Monitoring Software, 4000KVA Transformer, Interconnection Voltage: 12.47KV.