Article originally published by Carlson Electric LLC In an initiative to reduce the future electric bills for rural development communities in, and around, Hayward, WI, Sawyer County Housing Authority (SCHA) partnered with Carlson Electric to …
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State Renewable Energy Funding Programs in Demand
The Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Competitive Incentive Program that closed October 22 received 77 proposals requesting $3.6 million in incentive funds. While the majority were for solar PV projects, there were 2 geothermal proposals …
Old Wind Turbines Decommissioned for More Cost Effective Renewables
Wisconsin Public Service (WPS – a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group) is disassembling 20- year old wind turbines in the town of Lincoln in Kewaunee County that have reached the end of their useful lives. Turbine technology …
Solar Group Buy Programs Attain 1.4MW on 227 Homes
Solar group buy programs grew in 2018 to more than 1,420 kilowatts (kW) or 1.42 megawatts (MW) of installed distributed solar PV in 6 areas of Wisconsin surpassing the 1,286 kW from all Wisconsin group …
City of Beaver Dam Solar Financials
Beaver Dam’s city hall plus fire department building is all decked out in 308 solar panels for Halloween 2018. For the City, this 105 kW solar system is a sweet treat of $62,000 of Focus …
Appliance Recycling is Chill
Wisconsin residents have turned in 80,000 inefficient appliances through Focus on Energy’s Appliance Recycling Program since 2013. Focus pays $35 to residents of participating utilities for refrigerators and or freezers and supplies the collection. Since …
Tomah is now home to an electric car charging station
Article originally published by The Tomah Journal Tomah is now a hub for electric car drivers… “Bringing the electric vehicle charging hub to Tomah, this station is filling a large gap in the I-94 corridor,” …
Calumet County Adopts PACE
Calumet County became the 33rd county to adopt a PACE ordinance that will help their commercial sector obtain low-cost, long term loans for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy projects. The Property Assessed Clean Energy …
La Crosse 100-Day Mayor’s Home Energy Challenge
The City of La Crosse Mayor, Tim Kabat, launched a clean energy challenge on September 17 to encourage 100 homeowners to improve their energy efficiency and help to reduce the city’s carbon footprint. The City, …
Wisconsin Solar Tour
Join homes and businesses showing their sunny side on Saturday, October 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the statewide ASES Solar Tour. Coordinated by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) on the same …