Category: News Stories
Building Strong Vendor Relationships Through Accounts Payable
What I’ve Learned: Every Payment Is About More Than a Transaction By Brandy Maines, Accounts Payable Specialist When I first started working at Summit Ridge Energy, I thought my role was straightforward: process invoices, make payments, and keep things moving. But in this industry, nothing is ever that simple. You’re dealing with contractors, engineers, landowners, and suppliers. People […]
Solar Spotlight: Morgan County Solar
Where Frogs, Butterflies, and Locally Generated Energy Share the Same Backyard in Rural Illinois Morgan Solar 1 and Morgan Solar 1B are a pair of community solar arrays near the village of Meredosia in Morgan County, Illinois. Developed by Pivot Energy and operated by Summit Ridge Energy since 2021, Morgan Solar is living (or operating) proof that locally generated energy and good land stewardship aren’t competing priorities; they can reinforce each other. Spanning […]
A Project Engineer’s Playbook for Solar Operations Excellence
Operations excellence at Summit Ridge Energy means turning a complex, multi-state solar portfolio into reliable, predictable energy production that communities and customers can count on. We sat down with Charlyn Castillo, Project Engineer at Summit Ridge Energy, to explore how she tracks performance, prevents failures, and translates day-to-day operations into long-term energy impact. Charlyn Castillo […]
How Community Solar Strengthens Rural Tax Bases
A 20-acre solar project in rural Illinois demonstrates how community solar can generate substantial new property tax revenue — no new services required. By Andrew Damitio, Senior Development Analyst A Summit Ridge Energy 2.6 MW solar site in Lena, IL Along Galena Road in rural Stephenson County, Illinois, there’s a 20-acre parcel of working farmland. With no permanent improvements and a crop of corn, it pays under $950 in property taxes annually to various local taxing […]
Solar Spotlight: Briscoe 2A
Powering LaSalle County with Scale and Precision The Briscoe 2A solar project initiative is one of Summit Ridge’s first self-developed projects in Illinois. Dating back to late 2017, it is part of the three sites originally secured with the same landowner (two of which now host community solar projects). Spanning over 12 acres (about half the area of Chicago’s Millennium Park), it sets a […]
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL MEETING
THE APPLICATION OF ICFTS MD SOLAR, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO CONSTRUCT A 4.6 MW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING FACILITY IN CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND Case No. 9835 An informational public meeting in the above-entitled matter will be held virtually and is scheduled as follows: MARCH 5, 2026 FROM 6-7PM The meeting can be accessed via the following Link: https://meet.google.com/utz-kvrg-hak This informational meeting concerns ICFTS MD SOLAR, LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity […]