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About Elevated Energy

Energy projects should create lasting value.

Elevated Energy grew from a practical observation: organizations were investing in energy infrastructure without always having one partner responsible for the full result.

We built the company to close that gap. Today, we combine project development, financial strategy, construction management, long-term performance, and impact reporting in one approach.

Our perspective

Good economics and meaningful impact can reinforce each other.

Environmental projects become more durable when the financial model works. Financial investments become more valuable when they support priorities beyond the balance sheet.

We develop projects with both in view. That means looking at economic value, environmental performance, and organizational impact together — not as separate objectives added at different stages of the project.

The strongest projects create value across all three.

In practice

You can see the approach in the work.

Sisters of St. Francis

The Sisters' 475 kW solar carport combines renewable generation, covered parking, long-term operating savings, and a visible expression of their commitment to care for creation.

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Glass City River Wall

The Glass City River Wall project brings solar generation, battery storage, efficient lighting, public art, and education into one coordinated infrastructure initiative.

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2016

It started with a problem of accountability.

Energy projects often required clients to coordinate multiple contractors, suppliers, engineers, utilities, and consultants with no single party responsible for the complete outcome.

Scott Thompson founded Perrysburg Energy in 2016 to provide a more integrated approach.

The company began in commercial lighting and energy performance and later expanded into solar. As the projects became larger and more complex, another need became clear: clients required more than successful construction. They needed support through the operating life of the asset.

That insight became an important part of the model Elevated Energy uses today.

Elevated Energy

From project delivery to long-term asset strategy.

Elevated Energy was formed to expand the development, financial, strategic, and impact-management side of the work.

Perrysburg Energy established the project-delivery foundation. Elevated Energy builds on that experience with a broader focus on development strategy and long-term value.

Perrysburg Energy

Energy project execution and delivery.

Elevated Energy

Project development, strategy, and long-term impact management.

One connected model Different functions, coordinated around the same asset and outcome.

The path here

A decade of building the model.

  1. 2016

    Perrysburg Energy founded

    Created to provide clients with one accountable partner across energy projects.

  2. 2018

    Expansion into energy performance

    Work broadened from commercial LED lighting into building energy performance.

  3. 2022

    Expansion into solar

    The team began designing and delivering solar projects for local organizations.

  4. 2024

    Elevated Energy formed

    Development of the Return on Mission™ and Energy into Impact™ frameworks formalized a broader approach to project strategy and long-term value.

  5. 2025

    Sisters of St. Francis Phase I delivered

    The 475 kW solar carport became operational on December 31, 2025.

  6. 2026

    Additional projects advance

    Glass City River Wall moved through preconstruction while Historic South Community Solar and other initiatives continued through development.

The firm

2016

Energy project work began

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Connected engagement phases

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Current Elevated Energy projects delivered or in development

25yr

Typical solar asset horizon

Principles

A few ideas guide the work.

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Energy infrastructure should support the organization using it. A lower utility bill is valuable. The stronger question is what that financial flexibility allows the organization to accomplish.

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Commissioning is a milestone, not the finish line. A solar asset creates value over decades. Long-term performance deserves the same attention as initial design and construction.

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Project economics and organizational priorities should be considered together. Funding, system design, operating savings, and long-term objectives are interconnected. We plan for them that way.

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Results should be understandable. Technical rigor matters, but leadership should not need an engineering background to understand what an energy investment is producing.

Leadership

The team

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Molly Thompson

CEO

Molly leads company strategy and the development of Elevated Energy's Return on Mission™ and Energy into Impact™ frameworks. Her work focuses on organizational strategy, innovation, impact measurement, and translating complex initiatives into systems leaders can use.

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Scott Thompson

President

Scott leads project development, financial modeling, and construction strategy. His background spans home building, contracting, commercial energy efficiency, and solar development, including the founding of Perrysburg Energy in 2016.

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Client list

Organizations we've served.

Across Elevated Energy and our team's combined experience — community nonprofits, regional banks, manufacturers, municipalities, and more.

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