PACE Wisconsin is growing with more counties and lenders in the program. Since September, Winnebago and Kenosha Counties adopted PACE, bringing the total to 25 PACE counties that cover more than 800 municipalities and more …
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Solar Group Buy Programs Soar
Solar Group Buy programs continued to proliferate in 2017. Solar group purchasing encourages individuals to install solar by aggregating them into a purchasing pool to obtain a reduced rate for solar systems and installation and …
Largest Rooftop Solar Array in State Completed at American Family Insurance
Photo Courtesy of American Family Insurance American Family Insurance powered up Wisconsin’s largest rooftop solar array November 2017 at its national headquarters in Madison, WI. The 1.03 megawatt solar system contains 4,488 panels that will …
Case study: Sustainable Wisconsin farm naturally transitions to solar
Article originally published by Solar Power World Jeff Lutsey, chief engineer and farm administrator for his family’s farm—Waseda Farms in Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin—met Jordan Kaiser, design consultant and installer at North Wind Renewable Energy, at a …
New Wind Farm in Southwest Wisconsin
Dairyland Power Cooperative has a 20-year agreement to purchase all of the power from EDP Renewables (EDPR) 98 MW Quilt Block Wind Farm just completed in Lafayette County. This project encompasses 49 two megawatt turbines …
Touring Renewable Energy in Wisconsin in October
The Director of online programs with UW-Madison Engineering Professional Development undertook a bike trip to do research and promote #BikeTheWind, raising awareness of wind energy in Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. Jim Tinjum bicycled 1,278 miles July …
PACE Wisconsin is Expanding
PACE Wisconsin is growing with more counties and lenders in the program. Sauk County was the latest to adopt the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program that now serves nearly one third of Wisconsin’s 72 …
PSC Supports Biodigester for Northeast Wisconsin Manure
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved $15 million of Focus on Energy funds to go toward a $60.3 million private anaerobic digester in Brown County that will collect and treat 190 million gallons of manure …
More Central Wisconsin Schools are Going Solar
Article originally published by WSAW Three schools in central Wisconsin are installing solar energy systems [this week]. The projects coincide with a statewide trend that ranks Wisconsin 9th in the nation for the number of …
Sunrun Locates In Wisconsin: Creates Local Jobs
Sunrun launched its first solar offerings in the Midwest here in Wisconsin on March 29. Sunrun, a national residential solar energy company expanding access to rooftop solar nationwide, is the first national residential solar company …