Harley-Davidson plans to bring an electric motorcycle project to market in 2019, four years after the company unveiled the LiveWire prototype covered in our January 2015 newsletter. A 2016 market research report projected 45% growth in …
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Jefferson Counties Launch Solar Group Buy Programs
The sun is shining for homeowners and commercial property owners across Sauk County, as the Solar Sauk County program commences in March and runs through July 31. The Fort Atkinson City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting …
Bayfield County Makes Commitment to Xcel’s Ashland Solar Garden
The Bayfield County Board committed to 19% ownership of Xcel Energy’s Ashland Solar Garden (see EOW News Jan 2018). The County will purchase the equivalent of 613 panels generating credits estimated at $20,000 a year for the next …
Dane County Seeks Private Developer for 8MW Solar System
Dane County just released a request for proposals for a private developer to install an 8MW solar field on 41 acres north of Dane County Regional Airport. If approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, this …
PACE Wisconsin Expands to 29 Counties
PACE Wisconsin just expanded to Rusk and Waukesha Counties bringing the total adoptions to 29 counties. PACE now covers 60% of the state’s population, or 70% if Milwaukee, which has its own PACE program, is included. PACE, property …
Wisconsin Local Government Summit on Energy and Resilience
The Wisconsin Local Government Summit: Leading the Charge is designed for municipal officials and staff, school board and committee members, and local energy groups to explore practical approaches and emerging issues in clean energy and …
M-WERC Opens Madison Office on UW Campus
The Milwaukee-based Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) opened a new office at the Grainger Institute for Engineering on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to strengthen and expand collaboration. They hired Dan Ebert as manager, the …
Xcel Energy crews depart for Puerto Rico to help with ongoing power restoration efforts
Article originally published by Business North Xcel Energy is sending more than 70 employees, including linemen from Wisconsin, to Puerto Rico today to help with the ongoing power restoration efforts on the island. More than …
Edgerton Hospital’s Innovative Geothermal System Pays Off
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services, built as a green building in 2011, installed a vertical bore geothermal system that uses the earth’s temperature to heat and cool the 60,000 square-foot complex. With an incentive from Focus on Energy and after five years of operation …
Natural gas suppliers to refund more than $12M in Wisconsin for price fixing schemes
Article originally published by Lacrosse Tribune The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration are among some five dozen Wisconsin organizations that have received more than $12 million in settlements for natural gas price fixing nearly 20 …