Coal, which is 33 percent of Alliant Energy’s power supply currently, will be eliminated by 2050 according their 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report. Their goal is to reduce carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050. …
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Call for Host Sites: WI Solar Tour
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is looking for homeowners and businesses to be host sites for The WI Solar Tour. On Oct. 6, Wisconsin host sites will share with the public how renewable energy, energy efficiency, …
Utilities to Reduce Rates Slightly
Three WI utilities have applied to cut or freeze electric rates as a result of the federal tax cut and other factors after consumers have seen several years of rising energy bills that are among …
Solar Central WI Group Buy Round Two
Homeowners and commercial property owners throughout Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, and Wood counties may participate in this solar group buy program that helps pool their buying power to secure significant discounts making installing solar more affordable …
Wisconsin Clean Cities Displace More than 32M Gallons of Gas in 2017
Wisconsin Clean Cities members displaced over 32 million gallons of gasoline or 119,000 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2017, a 28 percent reduction in emissions over 2016. That is the equivalent carbon sequestration of …
Solar Offsets 100% of Town of Stark Municipal Electricity
The Town of Stark in Vernon County now has 5.6 kilowatts of clean solar power. Ethos teamed up with Town residents and board members to build the ground mounted solar array that will produce about …
Middleton Passes 100% Renewable Energy Resolution
The City of Middleton Common Council unanimously passed a Resolution in July to Address Global Warming Through Clean Energy (100% Renewable Energy Goals). The Resolution establishes goals to meet 100 percent of all City operations’ energy needs …
Lakeland Union HS Saves on Solar
Lakeland Union High School’s rooftop solar array, more than 1,000 panels installed in 2016 (EnergyOnWI News), is reducing the school’s electric bills by more than 30 percent. This equates to more than $260,000 of savings …
Menomonee Falls company launches solar power-sharing technology for residences
Article originally published by Milwaukee Business Journal. A Menomonee Falls company has launched technology that will let developers and property management companies control and share solar energy or stored electricity that powers residences. EnSync Inc., …
Sauk County Reaches Financial Milestones through Solar
The Solar Sauk County group buy program reached its second benchmark of 125 kW, triggering price breaks for participants. The program, which began in March, allows individual home, farm, and commercial property owners access to lower prices …