UW-Madison, working with Alliant Energy contracting with Sunvest Solar as the developer, is in the process of vetting a proposed 2.25 MW solar PV project on 10 of the 280-acre Kegonsa Ag Research Station in …
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Wisconsin‘s Funding Opportunity to Upgrade School Bus Fleets
It was a surprise to see that Wisconsin did not receive any of the $7 million in federal funding from the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Electric School Bus Rebates. That funding was directed toward …
Enbridge Oil Pipeline Comment Period Extended to April 15
The Wisconsin DNR is extending the public comment period to April 15th for the analysis of the draft environmental impact statement that it prepared for the proposed 41-mile relocation of Enbridge’s Line 5 natural gas and oil …
Wisconsin Legislature Passes One Energy Bill – Expanding PACE Access
The Wisconsin Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program that finances building energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation upgrades for businesses will be expanded to include energy reliability improvements, weather-related resiliency projects, electric vehicle …
Q1 2022 Director’s Note
The Imperative to become energy independent has been highlighted in this time of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Energy security will come with energy self-sufficiency locally when countries do not rely on foreign sources of fuel. OECD Europe imported 74% of Russia’s total …
Energy Educator of the Year Call for Nominations
Wisconsin’s K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) is looking for nominations for the Wisconsin Energy Educator of the Year Award. The award recognizes and rewards exemplary energy educators in Wisconsin who have made energy education a …
Wisconsin’s First Net Zero School — Forest Edge Elementary, Oregon, WI
Oregon School District’s 126,000 square foot Forest Edge Elementary School in Dane County is the first zero net energy school built in Wisconsin. The new $40 million school, designed and built by Bray Architects, HGA …
Fall 2021 Director’s Note
Record investments in public and clean transportation, the electric grid, and carbon-free technologies will be made as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Biden on November 15th, 2021.The law …
Madison Awarded $5 Million Connected Community Funding
On October 13, 2021, DOE announced 10 projects selected to receive $61 million to integrate buildings with distributed energy resources (DER), such as solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and electric vehicle charging, to support grid efficiency while meeting …
Neshkoro Fire District Goes Solar
The Neshkoro Fire Protection District in Marquette County will offset 92% of its energy costs with their 14 kW (DC) pole mounted solar array. The system was installed by All Sky Energy and some of …