Resume, January 2023

Owner’s Agent: Site assessments, Feasibility studies, Schematic design, Third-party tax equity ownership options, Grant writing, Installation and financing request for proposal process and selection, Bid review, Contract review, Technology selection, Warranty, and replacement strategies, Permitting and Interconnection support, Education/outreach, System monitoring

Analyst: 15-minute solar resource and electric use, Utility metering options, rate options, and fees, Battery economics, Optimizing system sizing, Estimating project cost, Life-cycle economics, Environmental impacts, Risk analysis, Regulatory/legal/policy review, Market assessments

25 Years of PV Experience

Madison Solar Consulting, Owner, March 2011 to Present

• Solar owner’s agent and analysis services, and supporting efforts to reduce barriers to solar

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation, Senior Program Manager, April 2007 to March 2011

• Designed, operated, and managed the State of Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy, Solar PV program

MSB Energy Associates, Associates May 1998 to April 2007

• Designed, operated, and managed the State of Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy, PV program, the Wisconsin Solar Use Network (WisconSUN), and USDOE’s Wisconsin Million Solar Roof program   

RENEW Wisconsin board member since 2000               

Madison Solar Consulting Projects

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI

• Developing an RFP for a grid-inter-tied battery system, identifying potential bidders, and helping respond to bidder questions (January 2023 to present)

Holy Wisdom Monastery Middleton, WI

• Leading the full RFP process for 300 kW of PV and a 125 kWh BESS (December 2022 to present)

La Crosse County WI

• Site assessment, feasibility study, and full RFP process for siting solar PV systems at seven County sites (June 2022 to present)

Arlington Heights School District Arlington Heights, IL

• Site assessment and feasibility study, for a roof-sited PV system on the Dryden Elementary School, including funding from the Illinois Adjustable Block program (SREC sales) (August to October 2022)

Confidential Manufacturer, SE Wisconsin

• 2.8 MW PV RFP process and contractor selection, for one roof and two ground-sited PV systems. RFP included BESS which was not implemented. Installation is currently underway (October 2021 to June 2022)

• Feasibility study for 1 to 6 MW of PV and 125 kWh to 2 MWh BESS, 15-minute energy analysis, Energy Tool Base analysis, cash flow analysis, optimal system sizing, and sensitivity analysis (May to September 2020)

• Assessed factory electrification potential and carbon reduction options; analysis of co-generator downtime and power delivered to the grid; developed modernization plan for the Plant, etc. (February to June 2021)

Bad River Tribe of the Lake Superior Chippewa Odanah, WI

• Microgrid expansion feasibility study, funded by Energy Innovation Grant projects, authored policy options report (December 2021 to July 2022)

• Supported the installation and financing of three microgrids at the healthcare clinic, WWTP, and administrative building (total 520 kW PV and 520 kW/1035 kWh BESS) supported siting, interconnection, RFP process, and contract negotiations (August 2019 to November 2021)

• Helped write the successful $1M USDOE grant (April 2019), additional DOE grant writing (August 2020 to January 2021), and Office of Energy Innovation grant writing (Dec 2020 to Jan 2021)

Geneva School District Geneva, IL

• Site assessments and feasibility studies, roof and ground sited, for the District’s Fabayan Elementary School and Bus Barn, including funding from the Illinois Adjustable Block program (June to December 2021)

Movin’ Out Madison, WI

• Glen Grove Apartments, 20 kW PV: site assessment, bid support and review, and interconnection support (January 2021 to December 2022)

• Electric bill savings analysis with electric master metering of multifamily apartment buildings. Assessed the impact of master metering on PV system sizing and PV project economics (May to August 2021)

 Milwaukee Public Schools Milwaukee, WI

• North Division High School, feasibility study for 10 to 100 KW PV systems. Funded by Reflo Inc. (September to October 2020)

Habitat for Humanity Madison, WI

• Site assessment for PV systems of 30 and 60 KW at two sites (August 2020 to October 2020)

Johnson Controls City of La Crosse, WI

• 400 kW, project siting, bidder selection, grant writing, contracting, and outreach support at four sites: La Crosse Center, Main Library, Service Center, and City Hall (July 2019 to February 2021)

 UW-Platteville Platteville, WI, 2.0 MW, 15-minute solar generation and site use analysis, system sizing, preliminary quotes, preliminary interconnection review, and economic evaluation (Oct 2019 to Dec 2019)

State of Wisconsin, Division of Administration DATCP building, Madison, 125 kW, Site assessment, schematic design, preliminary price quotes, grant writing (Sept 2019 to Oct 2019)

Common Wealth Development Corporation and Movin’ Out Ace Apartment Building, Madison, 125 kW, Preliminary price quotes, grant writing (three), RFP process (Sept 2019 to present)

Bad River Tribe of the Lake Superior Chippewa Ashland, WI, 520 kW, and batteries, Supporting the siting, interconnection, RFP process, funding/financing, implementation, and educational aspects of PV-powered micro-grids at three sites: clinic, WWTP, and administrative building (Aug 2019 to present)

Drummond Community School District Drummond WI, 25 KW, Grant writing, PV site assessment, and feasibility study, supported energy audit, Office of Energy Innovation grant funded (April 2019 to Sep 2019)

City of Dickeyville WI, 32 kW PV at their wastewater treatment plant, feasibility study and grant writing (June 2019)

Anonymous large landowner Arizona > 50 MW, Helped owners better understand the opportunities for large utility-scale PV systems, wind farms, and battery systems. Client signed a development agreement on a 35,000-acre parcel (2018 to 2019)

City and County of Eau Claire WI, Site visits, siting options, schematic design, energy, and net metering assessment, and 3rd party financing analysis for 15 buildings, including water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plant, courthouse, city hall, fire stations, jail, library, and ice arena (2018)

City and County of La Crosse WI, Potential for 1.4 MW, Site visits, siting options, schematic design, energy & net metering assessment, and direct and 3rd party financing analysis for 12 sites, including wastewater treatment plant, conference center, city hall, library, court house, and law enforcement center, healthcare center, and landfill (2018)

Madison Metropolitan School District WI, 100 kW, PV project and negotiation support services for PV project sited on West High School (2018), grant writing (2019), Bid development support and engineering spec review (Aug 2019 to Dec 2019)

Bayfield County WI with Cheq Bay Renewables

• Group Buy Site visits, solar siting, schematic design, energy, and net metering assessment, energy-efficient and demand side management integration, third-party financing analysis, grant writing, preliminary bids, installation RFP process, outreach/education support, for City of Washburn wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), 100 kW installed; Bayfield County Jail, 90 kW installed, and Garage, 35 kW installed; Washburn School District, 100 kW installed; Greater Bayfield WWTP, 100 kW installed, Washburn Housing Authority, and Bayfield School District (February 2018 to December 2019)

• Courthouse and Jail Microgrid Helped write the successful Office of Energy Innovation grant ($135,000) which combined two electric meters (November 2020 to January 2021), lead the RFP process for adding 120 kWh BESS and 23 kW PV, (December 2021 to February 2022)

City of Wauwatosa WI, 500 kW, Siting options, schematic design, energy & net metering assessment, bonding, and 3rd-party financing analysis, and Office of Energy Innovation grant writing for Department of Public Works Garage and Police Department, (2018).

City of Madison (for Sustainable Engineering Group) Financing options analysis for three city-owned buildings 530 kW (2018)

City of Milwaukee WI 1.1 MW at six buildings, Site selection, schematic design, sizing, preliminary pricing, financial analysis, grant writing, installation, and financing RFP process, contractor selection, contract negotiations, (2017 to 2018)

 Dane County, WI

• Alliant Energy Center and Jobs Center, 755 kW, Owner’s agent: project sizing, 15-minute production, and bill impact analysis, interconnection cost and system cost estimation, economic analysis, and schematic design (2016)

• Dane County Airport, PV system sizing analysis, 15-minute solar and concurrent electric meter usage analysis for all of Dane County’s larger electric meters, potential for 8 MW (2018)

• Lussier Center and Lake Farm Park Campground, 160 kW, Owner’s agent: project sizing, 15-minute production, and bill analysis, system cost estimation, economic analysis, schematic design and pricing and sizing of battery, vehicle charging, hot water heating and system monitoring options (2018)   

City of Fort Atkinson WI, up to 1.5 MW, detailed solar PV assessment at 15 sites from the WWTP to the senior center, includes site analysis, optimal sizing, valuing of energy produced, interconnection issues, utility discussions, project economics, third-party ownership options, scenario analysis, environmental benefits (2016 to 2017)

Componex Edgerton WI, 240 kW, Owner’s agent: client education, technical and economic feasibility study, 15-minute energy analysis, lead installation RFP process, supported installer and technology selection (2016), supporting the decision process for installing 350 kWh battery system providing demand reduction and grid frequency regulation support (2017)

 Magid Glove Romeoville IL, 3.5 MW, RFP process, bid review, contract review, component selection support (2017 to 2018)

Wisconsin Foam Products, First Unitarian Society of Madison, Fort Health Care, Hoard Dairyman’s Farm, Johnson Screens, Capital Lakes Retirement Community, Benjamin Plumbing, Spruce Street Real Estate, Blackhawk Senior Residences, Fountain of Life Church general support services, feasibility studies and owners agent for businesses/organizations considering solar PV systems (35 kW to 350 kW at each site)

Mathy Construction, St. Croix County, and others Supporting solar system installers and clients with USDA and Focus on Energy grant applications and group purchase proposals

Madison Solar Consulting Projects- Completed with Partner Organizations

GSD Solar (Madison WI, solar project developer and finance company)

• Holy Wisdom Monastery Phase 2 Middleton WI, supporting strategy development, generation and rate analysis, interconnection options, utility relations/strategy, etc. (September 2022 to present)

• Linden Co-housing Madison WI, 85 kW PV system, building use, and system sizing, array and component siting, grant writing (Focus on Energy, MadiSUN - Back Yard Solar), RFP process, etc. (June 2018 to January 2021)

• Northland Pines School District Eagle River WI, 415 kW, leading preliminary interconnection request, installation RFP process, installer selection, final design and specification, grant program relations (2017 to 2018)

• Darlington School District Darlington WI, 157 kW, supported installation and financing processes, authored USDA and Focus on Energy grants ($125,000 grant funding) (2015 to 2016) wash PV array on school rooftop (summer 2022)

• Holy Wisdom Monastery Middleton WI, 126 kW, Analyst and Owner’s agent, and analyst installed and financed (2014)

• Madison Country Day School Madison WI, 89 kW, Analyst and Owner’s Agent, installed and financed, supported the system’s reinstallation after a new school addition (2013 – 2016)

• LLC vice president for the PV project LLCs sited at Linden Co-housing, Northland Pines School District, Darlington

  School District, and Holy Wisdom Monastery (ongoing)

Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction Inc. (Appleton WI, known for creating sustainable buildings)

• Holy Wisdom Monastery Middleton WI,

  • PV generation modeling for a microgrid feasibility study (December 2021 to July 2022)

  • Grant writing for Net Zero campus, using PV, ground-sourced heat pumps, and BESS grant, awarded $650,000 state

    of Wisconsin funding (November 2021 to January 2022)

  • Zero energy campus development support (November 2021 to present)

• La Crosse County WI

  • Site assessment, feasibility study, and full RFP process for siting 135 kW PV system at the Lakeview Health Care Center (May 2022 to present)

• Baraboo School District Baraboo, WI

  • 300 kW PV, feasibility study including array orientation analysis and 15-minute energy analysis for the High School and Middle School (December 2019 to January 2020)

  • 290 kW PV on the Middle and High Schools, final design, RFP process, contractor selection, grant writing (Solar on Schools, Focus on Energy), project adjustments due to module supply issues, and IRA impacts and commissioning (November 2021 to September 2022)

• Clintonville School District Clintonville WI

  • Co-authored successful Office of Energy Innovation Grant ($150,000) for adding batteries to the District’s High School and Middle School (December 2020 to January 2021)

  • 400 kW PV system and 200 kWh BESS, PV design option analysis, lead the RFP process, contractor selection, grant writing (Solar on Schools), donor administration, etc. (June 2021 to May 2022). Not installed due to 11th-hour denial from the local electric utility

• Darlington School District Darlington WI

  • 600 kW, Zero Energy School Feasibility Study, including the analysis of battery options, Wisconsin Office of Energy Innovation/US DOE funded (Dec 2018 to Dec 2019

  • 157 kW PV projects at two schools, technical and economic feasibility study, schematic design, 3rd party financial analysis, RFP process, community education (2015)

• Sinsinawa Dominicans Sinsinawa Mound, WI

  • Technical and financial feasibility study for siting solar at the senior care center, wastewater treatment facility, and drinking water system (250 kW total), grant writing ($80,000 funding), etc. (2017 to 2018)

• Sauk County WI

  • 675 kW of solar at Law Enforcement Center and Health Care Center, feasibility study, schematic design, 3rd party financial analysis, grant writing ($146,000 funding), interconnection review, RFP process for installation and financing, installation and financing contracting support, installation oversight (2017 to 2018)

• Northland Pines School District Eagle River WI

  • 415 kW at three sites feasibility study, schematic design, third-party financial analysis, preliminary bidding, and grant writing ($92,000 funding) (2017 to 2018)

• Congregation of St. Joseph at four Mid-Western sites (MI, IL, and NE)

  • 625 kW of PV including solar carports, technical and financial feasibility assessments, schematic design, RFP process, and supporting contractor selection (2016 to 2017)

• Our Lady of Victory Indiana

  • 60 kW, PV financial assessment, pre-feasibility study, and schematic design (2016)

CleanTech Partners (Madison area consulting firm works with Focus on Energy supporting large industrial energy users)

• PV feasibility desk study for a large paper plant, 1 to 4 MW, NE WI (Dec 2019 to Jan 2020)

• PV feasibility desk study for a large materials manufacturer, 500 kW to 1.5 MW, SE WI (Jan to Feb 2019)

• Review and Report of Wisconsin’s renewable energy sector opportunities for the Focus on Energy Renewable Energy program (2018)

Lincoln Avenue Capital and Cinnaire Solutions

• Forest Edge Apartments Lac du Flambeau, WI 89 kW PV on five new buildings with air-sourced heat pumps on master meters for apartment heating, PV system design, siting, and sizing, developed solar-ready roof construction specs, grant writing, and bid and selection process (September 2021 to present).

• Hartmeyer Apartment Buildings Madison WI, Beneficial electrification and PV optimization study for new 250-unity Hartmeyer multifamily project, co-authored Wisconsin Energy Innovation grant (funding $70,000) leading the PV system and metering option analysis (December 2021 to present)

• Summit Ridge Apartments Madison WI, 135 kW PV on a 75-unit low and moderate-income apartment building powering common areas. Leading grant writing, site assessment, system sizing, system costing, bid process, and installation provider selection (December 2022 to present)