Solon Springs k-12 School’s 111 kW solar project is expected to go online mid-July after almost a year of delay. The project was halted due to equipment sourcing issues in the US for both the …
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First Utility-Installed Microgrid Takes DNR Site Off-Grid
The first utility–installed microgrid in Wisconsin took a DNR park building and cabin off the grid. Alliant Energy and the WI Department of Natural Resources (DNR) designed and installed a small 6 kW solar array …
Utility Scale Wind Powers Forward in Green County and Wisconsin
Wind development in Wisconsin, stalled since 2011, is beginning to expand. The Public Service Commission in June ensured that the proposed 65 MW Sugar River Wind Project by developer EDF Renewables, in the Town of …
Wisconsin’s Fastest Growing Jobs Market – Clean Energy Slowed by Coronavirus
Wisconsin’s clean energy sector that was growing 1.5 times to twice as fast as statewide employment before COVID, has lost 1 in 7 clean energy workers in three months according to the Clean Jobs Midwest …
Couillard Business & Philanthropy Speeding Up Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Transformation
Cal Couillard has a vision to make Wisconsin competitive with other states on solar rapidly and he’s actualizing it, between his business- Speed Solar and the Couillard Solar Foundation that he and his wife Laurie …
Two-Creeks Solar Farm Back on Track
The Two-Creeks, 150MW solar project is back on track, as NextEra Energy withdrew the force majeure it filed with the PSC. They had expected delays in the supply chain with China as a result of …
Wisconsin utilities seek future returns on COVID-19 pandemic expenses, losses
Article originally published by Madison.com. …Following a March 22 order from Gov. Tony Evers, the Public Service Commission suspended utility service disconnections, late fees and deposits for reconnection during a statewide health emergency that has …
New York Retires Last Coal Plant
New York State’s aggressive Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, passed June 2019, which mandates carbon-free electricity by 2040 and a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, along with the state’s adoption of strict emissions rules and the …