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Leslie Elder Joins Summit Ridge Energy as VP of Political and Regulatory Affairs

Press Releases

September 01, 2022

Summit Ridge and Osaka Gas Commit to 50MW of Community Solar in Illinois

ARLINGTON, Va., September 1, 2022 — Summit Ridge Energy (SRE), the nation’s leading owner-operator of community solar assets announced today an expansion of its joint-venture with Osaka Gas USA Corporation (OGUSA), a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co. Ltd, to develop more than 50 megawatts (MW) of community solar power projects located throughout Ameren’s service territory […]

July 27, 2022

Leslie Elder Joins Summit Ridge Energy as VP of Political and Regulatory Affairs

Elder brings fifteen years of energy policy expertise to the company’s regulatory affairs team NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 – Summit Ridge Energy, the nation’s leading Community Solar provider, announced the addition of Leslie Elder to the organization’s Management team. Leslie will be joining as Vice President of Political and Regulatory Affairs. In this role […]


In the News

June 27, 2023

PV Tech: Summit Ridge Energy, Osaka Gas expand solar PV partnership with 100MW pipeline in Virginia

A rooftop community solar project from Summit Ridge in Maryland. Image: Summit Ridge Energy US community solar owner-operator Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) and Japanese energy firm Osaka Gas USA (OGUSA) have expanded their partnership to construct, own and operate more than 100MW of solar PV in Virginia, the US. The joint venture represents a nine-figure […]

June 13, 2023

Reuters: FEATURE-US cities risk losing out on clean-energy incentives, jobs

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In a church on Chicago’s West Side near where he grew up, Marques Jones Jr. is hoping to earn more money and help his family by learning how to install and maintain the solar panels he now sees everywhere he goes. Jones is midway through an inaugural 11-week […]