Next Step Energy, llc

We'd like to acknowledge Amora, our niece who is 7 years old, for her curiosity that led to this lovely image she photographed from a paddleboat on Deer Lake in Polk County, Wisconsin this summer:

14.68 kW in Fall Creek, WI

A recent 8kW installation on the Northside:

On our daily commute to and from our Birch Street shop, we often take a gander north to see how our friend’s little yard prairie is taking hold at this time of year.

We certainly appreciated this opportunity to work with Eau Claire County Highway Department on this energy project serving our county!

Exciting news, our new highway building is nearing completion!

The new building will be home to the Eau Claire County Highway Department, Eau Claire County Emergency Management Emergency Operations Center, and the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Eau Claire County Meals on Wheels kitchen.
But what's even cooler is that the building operates sustainably!

This facility marks a significant milestone in the county's journey towards achieving 100% renewable energy use by 2050. The solar array and geothermal loop system make it the first county-owned facility with on-site solar generation.

Through interdepartmental collaboration and a grant application submitted by our Eau Claire County Recycling & Sustainability department, we were awarded a PSC Energy Innovation Grant to cover installation costs for a solar array. The County partnered with local solar experts Next Step Energy, llc to install the solar array. The building will be 65% more energy-efficient than a baseline facility and is estimated to save about 113 tons of CO2 emissions each year.

We can't wait for you to see the finished product and join us in taking pride in the environmental strides we're making as a community.

Here's a Solar On Schools collaboration through Couillard Solar Foundation for Owen Withee:

We've still got some seats left for our Saturday Solar Session happening this weekend at 10am. Join us for a fun and educational morning!

There are still a few seats open for this informative talk on solar energy this Saturday! Join us!

NSE's Crew enjoyed working on this install over at Prestige Auto in Eau Claire! Thanks to Dan Mattoon and all over at Prestige, for creating a perfect location to mount this 12kW PV system.

Next Step Energy is an official TOY for TOTS drop off location: bring a new unwrapped toy to our office at 612 Wagner Avenue in Eau Claire [Mon-Fri/9am-5pm]. 10 days left!

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28kW photovoltaic installation at Eau Claire's Fire Department Station No. 8:

Some progress photos from yesterday's installation at CVCT's Energy Education Center (West Campus - Eau Claire, WI). Special thanks to Adam, Ben, Fred, and Jake, The Couillard Solar Foundation, NSE's Crew (Brent, Mark, Travis, Jared & Hickory) and all the CVCT students who helped on what was a very windy day! We'll post more pictures later this week.

Great support for home owners and businesses interested in investing in solar energy can be found here:

Your Startup Guide for Solar Energy at Home | Focus on Energy Take advantage of programs and products that help you save energy at home, and check to see if your utility offers incentives for participation.

Thanks to Marty at Vermeer Wisconsin for their delivery of this PD5R! We're looking forward to driving some piling this spring!

20.24 kW recently installed in Sherman, Wisconsin:

The Learning Pavilion constructed at Halmstad Elementary School permanently honors Girl Scout Troop 3055 pedestrian car crash victims. This pavilion was made possible by an outpouring of community support from the following individuals and businesses:

Consider registering today for an online Earth Day Conference with Nelson Institute For Environmental Studies - it will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. CST on Monday, April 20:

https://earthday.nelson.wisc.edu/online-conference

“Tips for getting the most out of the conference:

You can visit the page before April 20 to see their program offerings, but the content will not be available until then.

You'll be able to view most of the content without any special tools or software. Just be sure you have a good internet connection.”

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Finding Your Role In Our Energy Democracy- brought to you by Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts & Letters:
https://www.wisconsinacademy.org/node/8095

Finding Your Role in Our Energy Democracy | wisconsinacademy.org

Show your home some love this winter:

elink.clickdimensions.com Your home is always there for you, providing warmth, comfort and happiness. Let’s celebrate it! In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, here are some simple ways you can show your home some love this winter.

Weaver’s Country Store has a new 93.1 kW photovoltaic system designed to offset 100% of their annual electric billing costs. The system includes 266 panels and reduces about 110.4 tons of carbon per year.