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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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.
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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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.
- 2016
Perrysburg Energy founded
Created to provide clients with one accountable partner across energy projects.
- 2018
Expansion into energy performance
Work broadened from commercial LED lighting into building energy performance.
- 2022
Expansion into solar
The team began designing and delivering solar projects for local organizations.
- 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.
- 2025
Sisters of St. Francis Phase I delivered
The 475 kW solar carport became operational on December 31, 2025.
- 2026
Additional projects advance
Glass City River Wall moved through preconstruction while Historic South Community Solar and other initiatives continued through development.
The firm
Energy project work began
Connected engagement phases
Current Elevated Energy projects delivered or in development
Typical solar asset horizon
Principles
A few ideas guide the work.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Client list
Organizations we've served.
Across Elevated Energy and our team's combined experience — community nonprofits, regional banks, manufacturers, municipalities, and more.

Sisters of St. Francis
475 kW solar carport — Sylvania, Ohio

Glass City River Wall
Solar-powered lighting for the world's largest lighted mural

Historic South Initiative
Neighborhood-scale solar — in development

Seagate Food Bank
Solar project — in development

Fowl & Fodder
Restaurant group — Toledo
Sysco Foods
National food distribution
Art Iron
Steel fabrication — Toledo
Shumaker Law Firm
Law firm — Toledo
Autoneum North America
Automotive acoustics manufacturing

Contec
Manufacturing — Toledo
Reichle Klein Group
Commercial real estate — Toledo

Poggemeyer Design Group
Civil engineering & design

Heidtman Steel
Steel processing — Toledo

Techneglas
Glass manufacturing — Perrysburg

State Bank
Community banking — Northwest Ohio
Huntington Bank
Regional banking
WesBanco
Regional banking — formerly Premier Bank
Yoder Machinery
Machinery sales — Holland, Ohio
Bionix
Medical devices — Toledo

Vin Devers Autohaus
Auto dealership — Sylvania

Monclova Township
Local government
Thrive Real Estate
Real estate

Toledo GROWs
Community gardening nonprofit

Harms Carpet One
Flooring retail

Huntington Center
Arena & events venue — Toledo

Perrysburg Family Dentistry
Dental practice

Monarch Investment
Multifamily real estate investment

Miller Diversified
Commercial construction — Maumee
Wash Pot
Laundromat — Perrysburg
The Vault (formerly TruFit)
Health & fitness — Perrysburg

SVN | Ascension Realty
Commercial real estate — Toledo

Toledo Volleyball Club
Youth sports club

OrthoSport
Physical therapy — Northern Michigan

Nubs Nob Ski Resort
Ski resort — Harbor Springs, Michigan
Toledo Museum of Art
Cultural institution

Northern Michigan Sports Medicine Center
Sports medicine — Petoskey
Commodore Parking Garage
Parking facility — Perrysburg