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Summit Ridge Energy Taps Brian Taylor as Senior Vice President of Business Development to Drive Strategic Growth
Veteran solar and infrastructure leader joins Executive Committee to expand partnerships and extend national market reach Arlington, VA [March 5, 2026] – Summit Ridge Energy, the nation’s leading commercial solar company, today announced the appointment of Brian Taylor as Senior Vice President of Business Development. A member of the company’s Executive Committee, he will lead Summit Ridge’s business development efforts, drive strategy, […]
Summit Ridge Energy and The Libman Company Partner to Deliver Cost Savings and Locally Generated Power in Illinois
Community solar agreement will deliver millions in long-term energy savings and add 17.5 MW of distributed solar capacity to the Illinois grid. A Summit Ridge Energy 2.7 MW solar project located in Farmington, IL. ARLINGTON, VA [February 18, 2026] – Summit Ridge Energy, the nation’s leading commercial solar company, today announced a long-term community solar […]
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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 […]
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Solar Powers Illinois: Faces of Solar – Mark Raeder, Founding Principal, Summit Ridge Energy
Few people have had as significant an impact on the Illinois solar industry as Mark Raeder, a founding Principal of Summit Ridge Energy. Mark Raeder was among the most impactful people in Illinois’ solar industry. Anywhere you look across the Illinois solar industry – whether that is developing solar installations, shaping impactful legislative policy, or […]
Solar Power World: Summit Ridge Energy building 5.1-MW solar project supporting Illinois data centers
Commercial solar contractor Summit Ridge Energy is working with Digital Realty to deliver 5.1 MW of solar energy annually for the data center company’s operations. With this purchase, Digital Realty, which provides of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center solutions, will advance its sustainability objectives. This agreement includes both savings on energy costs and the purchase of renewable […]
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