Northern State Power Company, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, has submitted an application with the state Public Service Commission to build a new 34.5 kilovolt transmission line on the tip of northern Wisconsin. The utility company says …
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Public Hearings on Cardinal-Hickory Creek Line through June 28
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC-W) has scheduled opportunities for public comment on the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line, a $500 million transmission line to connect Dubuque County, Iowa, and Dane County, Wisconsin. Locations …
More Solar for Good
RENEW Wisconsin has offered grants to 12 organizations through its Solar for Good program, which extends funding for solar PV projects to mission-based nonprofits, houses of worship, housing authorities and public schools. Grants offset up …
Richland County First to Approve Large-Scale Solar
The Richland County Zoning and Land Information Committee, in April, unanimously approved development of a 49.9MW solar system on 500 acres of land that will be leased by three farmers in Buena Vista Township (see …
Ashley Furniture to invest $29M in solar energy; Arcadia project to be largest rooftop system in state
Ashley Furniture’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Arcadia, Wis., has about 67 acres of roof, which can accommodate a roughly 7-megawatt solar array that would be the largest rooftop system in Wisconsin. Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture …
Developer Invenergy proposes large solar-plus-storage project in Wisconsin
The developer of a proposed solar farm in Iowa County is planning a second solar farm in Kenosha County that could feature the first utility-scale battery storage in Wisconsin. Chicago-based Invenergy last week submitted an …
First Large-Scale Solar Farms Approved for Wisconsin
Wisconsin will increase its solar generation nearly 5 times with the recently approved 450 MW large-scale solar farms in Iowa and Manitowoc/ Kewaunee Counties (see EnergyOnWI news, May/June 2018). The 300 MW Badger Hollow Solar Farm …
PSC Asks for Public Comment on NG Plant through May 31
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) will accept public comment until May 31 on the proposed site of the 550 MW, $700 million combined-cycle natural gas plant, Nemadji Trail Energy Center, approved by Minnesota’s utility commission in …
Proposed Kenosha County solar farm could feature state’s first utility-scale battery
The developer of a proposed solar farm in Iowa County is planning a second solar farm in western Kenosha County that could feature the first utility-scale battery storage in Wisconsin. Chicago-based Invenergy last week submitted …
Focus Awards Over $1.3 million for Renewable Projects
In the first round of Focus on Energy’s 2019 Renewable Energy Competitive Incentive Program (RECIP), more than $1.34 million in funds will be awarded to 30 applicants. Projects include 28 solar PV, 1 wind, and …