Common questions about working with Elevated Energy.

Elevated Energy is a solar developer and long-term energy partner for nonprofits, faith-based organizations, universities, municipalities, and other community-serving organizations.

We work across project development, financing strategy, construction management, system performance, and long-term impact reporting.

A solar contractor typically focuses on engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning.

Elevated Energy works earlier and stays involved longer. We help define and structure the project, evaluate funding and financial performance, manage construction, and continue with performance and Return on Mission™ reporting after commissioning.

Our primary clients are nonprofits and faith-based organizations, along with universities, municipalities, and other organizations with long-term community-serving objectives.

Elevated Energy grew from the work of Perrysburg Energy, founded by Scott Thompson in 2016.

Perrysburg Energy developed experience in commercial energy efficiency and solar project delivery. Elevated Energy was later formed to expand that work into project development, financial strategy, and long-term impact management.

A contractor is generally responsible for executing a defined construction scope.

A developer works upstream of construction to help create and structure the project itself. That can include feasibility, financial modeling, incentives, funding strategy, project design, site coordination, and other work required to move an opportunity toward construction.

A grant does not necessarily need to represent the entire project budget.

Depending on the project, it may be possible to combine grant funding with federal incentives, direct-pay opportunities, utility programs, energy-market revenue, or other capital sources.

We evaluate those opportunities during development and model the resulting project economics before a final scope is established.

It depends on project size, location, utility requirements, permitting, financing, equipment, and site conditions.

Development and permitting commonly take several months, with construction following once approvals, procurement, and project requirements are in place.

We establish a project-specific schedule during development rather than relying on a generic timeline.

After commissioning, the project moves into operations.

Our long-term work can include performance monitoring, maintenance management, financial tracking, and Return on Mission™ reporting.

Return on Mission™ is Elevated Energy's framework for measuring and reporting the broader value a solar project creates for an organization.

It considers three dimensions: economic value, environmental benefit, and the organizational priorities supported by the project's financial performance.

Energy into Impact™ describes the path from energy production to organizational value.

The system generates electricity, that electricity creates financial value through reduced operating costs, and the organization determines how that value relates to its priorities. We track and report that relationship over time.

We use validated energy-production data, applicable utility information and emissions factors, and mission-allocation categories defined by the client.

Those inputs are processed through our internal methodology to create recurring performance and impact reporting.

Your organization does.

Leadership defines the relevant categories and allocation approach based on its own priorities. Elevated Energy provides the reporting framework and maintains the associated calculations.

Yes.

The reports are designed to make project performance understandable to nontechnical audiences and can support board materials, annual reports, donor communications, and other stakeholder updates.

The process typically begins with a conversation about your organization, current energy situation, project objectives, and available information.

If there is a fit, the work progresses through development, construction, and long-term performance and impact management as appropriate to the project.

Yes. Our roots and current portfolio are concentrated in Northwest Ohio, but we evaluate potential projects based on organizational fit, project characteristics, and our ability to add value rather than geography alone.

Schedule a discovery call.

We will discuss your organization, the project or opportunity you are considering, and where things currently stand. From there, we can determine whether there is a useful next step.