5 Lakes Energy partner, Douglas Jester, spoke about time-of-use (TOU) rates this morning on a panel at the 2017 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Annual Meeting and Education Conference. The panel, titled “Is the Time for TOU rates?”, was moderated by the Honorable Andrew Place and included, in addition to Douglas, panelists Ashley Brown,…
5 Lakes Energy co-founder/partner and Michigan EIBC president Liesl Eichler Clark took part in a panel discussion on the advanced energy economy on Tuesday October 24th. The discussion encompassed the expansion of renewable energy and how it could benefit taxpayers and reduce electricity costs. In addition to Clark, the panel included Scott Hawken, director of project…
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Liesl Clark, co-founder and partner at 5 Lakes Energy and President of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council, will participate in a panel discussion focused on the clean energy economy on October 24th at Central Michigan University (6:30pm, 161 Anspach Hall). Thanks to improvements in deployment and technological advancements, wind and solar projects are now…
5 Lakes Energy Partner/Co-founder and Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council President, Liesl Clark, authored the following opinion piece that was published in The Detroit News on September 17, 2017. Future Bright for EVs Last week was Drive Electric Week, and Michiganians across the state are beginning to realize the many benefits of driving an electric…
Get to know 5LE Team Member Karl Boothman! Sometimes, when the right job comes along, you change your life and jump on it. In Karl Boothman’s case, he jumped on both the job and a bicycle! Karl graduated from the University of Michigan with a major in economics and a minor in environmental studies, and…
On August 24, Liesl Clark, co-founder and partner at 5 Lakes Energy, spoke at a Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum (SMSBF) event entitled “Being the Change.” The member event focused on B-Corps — their history, how B-Corp certification works and how Michigan businesses can benefit from this emerging model. Liesl presented along with Elissa Hillary,…
5 Lakes Energy is pleased to be playing a critical role to support the Michigan wine industry in the establishment of the Great Lakes Sustainable Wine Alliance. The Alliance is a collaboration among wineries and vineyards who agree to follow third party standards of sustainability practice and who strive to communicate these efforts to various…
The EPA is creating a new energy efficiency recognition program for commercial tenants! Anyone who leases a commercial office space can apply here (the deadline for this initial application is August 15). Prior to joining 5 Lakes Energy in February 2017, Laura Sherman served as a policy advisor in the U.S. Senate to Senator…
According to a recent white paper from the Institute for Energy Innovation (IEI), in most cases, the growth of solar distributed generation (DG) systems represents a net benefit to all utility customers. The paper was featured in a story by Michigan Public Radio as well as an article in PV Magazine. The IEI white paper,…