David Gard is a senior consultant with 5 Lakes Energy. David brings extensive knowledge and experience in energy policy and sustainable systems. He briefly directed the Oberlin Project, a local partnership in Northeastern Ohio aimed at reducing carbon emissions and fostering community resilience. That role followed more than ten years with the Michigan Environmental Council…
2015 will be a watershed year for energy policy in Michigan – and few states will be watched as carefully by energy policy experts and interested observers. The expiration of Michigan’s “10 x 2015” renewable energy mandate is framed by accelerating changes in energy markets, new federal regulatory requirements, the proliferation of disruptive new technologies…
The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council, with a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, contracted with 5 Lakes Energy to explore a sustainability program for Michigan’s grape growing and wine industry. Guided by a steering committee comprised of industry members, university partners and council members, 5 Lakes completed a feasibility study that offers a…
5 Lakes Energy LLC is pleased to announce that Jamie Scripps has been promoted from Senior Consultant to Principal. In her new role, Scripps joins Stanley “Skip” Pruss, Liesl Eichler Clark, and Douglas Jester in their leadership of the policy consulting firm, which specializes in providing the strategic pathways that enable and accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies and sustainable practices. …