Member Spotlight: Eco Resource Consulting

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Eco-Resource Consulting (ERC) is based in Stoughton, WI and provides science-based ecological consulting and sustainable restoration. ERC plans, implements, maintains, and monitors sustainable native plant communities within ground based solar installations. They joined the co-op in 2023.

Each ground mount solar installation has the challenge of what to do to manage the vegetation underneath it. Many options exist, including a weed barrier and crushed rock, simply planting grass, or planting native vegetation that will manage itself over time (with some help) and save time in the process.

We asked Kyle Duquaine from Eco Resource Consulting, how this is done….

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The Easy Button for Funding Your Solar Project

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Kurt Reinhold and Peter Fiala of Legacy Solar Co-op teamed up with Uplevel University for a podcast outlining how to easily add solar solutions to your home or business with our support. The podcast covers a history of Legacy Solar Co-op, outlines the benefits of going solar, shares options of how to fund your project and highlights some of our solar projects. Finally, as folks are thinking of moving forward, we share steps to get started.

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Batteries for the Grid: Why Chemistry Matters

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Flux XIIBattery energy storage is needed to support economical and reliable renewable energy, but are we just trading national dependence on dirty fossil fuels for a reliance on limited foreign minerals?

On Friday, March 29 at 12:00pm we invited Patrick Sullivan of Flux XII (one of our newest members), to talk about battery chemistry, what materials are being used in batteries today and frameworks to assess their societal impacts, such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In this webinar, Patrick walked through which battery asset features the chemistry impacts (spoiler, it’s almost everything!), shared some challenges for developing more sustainable grid-scale batteries, and how they are tackling those challenges for long-term global benefits.

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Inflation Reduction Act Updates

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Amid the 1,000’s of pages of official documents relating to the landmark legislation that was signed into law in August 2022 are a few very important provisions for folks interested in solar. LSC will continue to provide updates as they become available, but here is a quick guide for the solar provisions and a resource for a whole lot more. Tax-Exempt Organizations (TEOs) wanting to do solar can get our help immediately – we provide various solar consulting services to help bring your solar project to life.
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Solar Grant Options for Wisconsin Businesses and Homeowners

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Legacy Solar Co-op helps our members and nonmembers navigate their project and financing options – and even write grants – through our solar consulting services.

There are several grant and incentive programs available federally and in the state of Wisconsin.

Below, we outline grant options available to Wisconsin businesses and homeowners interested in adding solar to their property.
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What is a Carbon Footprint?

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I’m sure you’ve heard of Bigfoot…

But have you heard of a Big Carbon Footprint?

A carbon footprint is the cumulative carbon waste and emissions attached to any individual, household or business. This means all the carbon emissions associated with driving, flying, using electricity, and purchasing or consumption habits that use fossil fuels as part of their processing. Read more

What are sRECs and why do they matter?

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Solar renewable energy certificates (sRECs) can benefit everyone. They can also be described using a lot of jargon and industry-specific context, let us break it down for you.

A Solar renewable energy certificate, sREC, is a certificate that recognizes a specific amount of  solar renewable energy generated (1000kWh), and therefore displaces the amount of fossil fuels needed. Read more

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What You Can Do To Reduce the Energy Costs of Your Home

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We always try to empower our readers to be more energy efficient.

Of course we’d love for everyone to install a solar array on their home, property, or business, but we know some of you are looking to start small. It is often hard to know where to begin and most homeowners start with many questions and only a few answers.

Here’s a helpful chart about what you can do to reduce your energy costs today!

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