New Jersey Solar Architecture — Est. 2016
25 YEARS OF STRUCTURE.
A LIFETIME OF LIGHT.
Rise Solutions designs and builds residential solar, commercial arrays, battery storage, and EV infrastructure across New Jersey — engineered by Michael Craddock's quarter-century of construction mastery.
/ The Architect
Solar is not a product. It is a structure — and structure is what Michael Craddock has built for twenty-five years.
/ Capabilities
Four disciplines. One standard.
Every Rise installation is held to the same structural standard — the one Michael learned framing roofs two decades before he ever mounted a panel.
Residential Solar
Architectural arrays engineered to the roofline of your home — sleek, all-black panels that disappear into the structure while powering everything beneath it.
- —Roof-integrated design
- —All-black monocrystalline panels
- —25-year production warranty
Commercial Arrays
Warehouse-scale solar infrastructure that turns unused roof square footage into a revenue-generating asset, engineered to commercial structural standards.
- —Structural load analysis
- —Tax incentive navigation
- —Metering & monitoring
Battery Storage
Store the sun's surplus and keep the lights on through every outage. Wall-mounted cells that pair seamlessly with your array for true energy independence.
- —Whole-home backup
- —Time-of-use optimization
- —Silent, maintenance-free
EV Infrastructure
Level 2 charging stations integrated into your garage or commercial lot — powered by the same array that powers your building.
- —Level 2 & DC fast charge
- —Load-balanced installation
- —Solar-direct circuitry
Removal & Restoration
Careful deconstruction and reinstallation of existing arrays — for reroofing, system upgrades, or restoring older installations to peak production.
- —Reroof-safe removal
- —System restoration
- —Upgrade & relocation
Troubleshooting
Diagnostics and repair for underperforming or faulted systems — inverter faults, wiring issues, and production drops traced and resolved.
- —Inverter diagnostics
- —Production recovery
- —Warranty repair
Operations & Maintenance
Ongoing care that protects your investment — panel cleaning, inspection, monitoring, and performance reporting for the life of the system.
- —Panel cleaning
- —Annual inspection
- —Performance monitoring
/ 08
Your project is next.
Tell us what you're powering and we'll design the blueprint.
/ Selected Work
The blueprint gallery.
/ The Rise
From framing roofs to powering them.
Michael Craddock started in construction in 1999 — long before solar was an industry. Twenty-five years of structural work, rooflines, and load-bearing math gave him an edge most solar companies can't buy: he understands the building before he ever touches the array.
In 2016 he founded Rise Solutions to bring that mastery to renewable energy. A decade later, Rise is among the most trusted names in architectural solar across New Jersey & Eastern PA.
Read the Full Story/ The Method
How a Rise project is built.
Structural Survey
Every roof is assessed for load, orientation, and condition before a single panel is specified.
Energy Blueprint
A custom production model maps your consumption against the array's annual yield.
Precision Install
Crews led by construction veterans mount, wire, and seal to commercial-grade tolerances.
Lifetime Monitoring
Production is tracked and reported — and Rise stands behind every watt for 25 years.
/ The Yield
Estimate your savings.
Drag the sliders to model what a Rise array could offset against your current utility spend. A rough blueprint — Mike will sharpen the numbers on your actual roof.
/ Inputs
Estimates only. Actual yield depends on roof orientation, shading, system size, and local utility tariffs.
/ Projected Savings
/ The Next Step
Your roof is already waiting.
Tell us what you're powering. We'll design the blueprint, calculate the yield, and build the structure.
Request an Energy Blueprint