Richard Lovegreen Chair

Richard Lovegreen the manager for Greentech Renewables in West Columbia, SC.  He obtained his B.S. from the Poole College of Management and North Carolina State University in May of 2004.  Richard was recruited to join CED shortly after in 2005 and has been with them since.  Since then, he was opened and run successful locations in Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia.

This is Richard’s third year on the SCSC board.  He is greatly looking forward to advocating for the solar industry as a whole and helping to grow the network of installers and vendors throughout the state.  The highest priority to him is going to be developing a high caliber network of installers with a long-term commitment to the residences of South Carolina.

In his free time, Richard enjoys spending much of his time with his wife Erika and their three children.  The family stays busy traveling, with a passion for exploring different areas of the state, country, and abroad.  Richard is also a church council member at All Souls Anglican Church in Lexington, SC, where the family has been members since they moved to South Carolina in 2019.

Manager
Greentech Renewables

423 Foster Brothers Drive, Suite 300, West Columbia, SC 29172

Grant Scheffer Education and Outreach Chair

Grant has 10 years of Renewable Energy design and sales experience and is currently in his 4th year serving as a board member of the South Carolina Solar Council.  Grant is a member of the SC Energy Office’s Workforce Development working group and the SC Energy Justice Coalition's working group for Grid Modernization and Community Solar. Mr. Scheffer has deep solar experience and has established relationships with community organizations, state Utilities and Electric Coops, state and local Governments and solar manufacturers.

Through his work with Solar United, Grant is developing Renewable Energy and EV charging projects and developing the workforce needed to do the work. 

Principal Partner
Solar United National
Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

Wendi Fleener

Wendi Fleener is the Direct of Clean Energy at Duke Energy.  In her work, she is focused on developing, implementing, and managing programmatic ways for customers to reach their sustainability goals throughout the Duke Energy footprint.  As a first-year member of the SCSC board, Wendi is looking forward to being able to represent the utility perspective in this collaborative effort.

Wendi graduated from Appalachian State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and has her MBA from Queens University.

She's someone that thrives on making the most of her free time so is an active volunteer supporting the arts and children's rights.  She can be found reading to prep for her next book club or planning fun activities as the Commissioner of a long-standing fantasy football league with 11 of her best friends.