The NAACP passed a resolution Promoting Equitable Access to Clean Energy Alternatives supporting distributed solar located within local communities and advocacy for fair net metering pricing structures. Also, they support job training and for low-to-moderate income African …
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Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Supply Chain Employs 6,800
Five hundred Wisconsin companies engaged in the solar and wind industry supply chains are identified in Wisconsin Clean Energy Supply Chain, a report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) February 2015. There are 6,800 Wisconsinites employed …
Court Challenge to the PSC on New Solar Fees
A lawsuit challenging the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) December 2014 decision to impose new fees on We energies customers that generate their own solar energy was filed January 22, 2015. The utility framed the …
Municipal Solar Resources
Need help with permitting, zoning, or financing solutions for solar in your community? Wisconsin municipalities can tap into more resources to support solar deployment through the Grow Solar Partnership. This initiative, led by the Midwest Renewable …
Rishi Tea Saves with Focus on Energy Design Assistance
Rishi Tea, growing at a rate of 10 percent per year, designed and built a new state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot facility in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley using the Focus on Energy Design Assistance Program. The Program …
Gundersen Health System Achieves Energy Independence
Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin, is the first health system in the nation to offset 100 percent of their fossil fuel use with locally produced energy. Hospitals are energy intensive operations contributing eight percent …
Holy Wisdom Monastery Solar Attracts Investors
Holy Wisdom Monastery, in Middleton, WI, recently expanded its photovoltaic system, adding 463 solar panels with a capacity of 125.6 kW, to increase generation from 8% to an estimated 60% of the building’s energy needs. …
Brown County & Oneida Tribe Receive Award
The Energy Independence Community program of Brown County and the Oneida Tribe received an Award for Excellence in Community Engagement by UW-Extension’s Chancellor. The 2014 Chancellor’s Award was for their multi-year collaboration on energy independence …
Solar Group Purchase Program Available in Milwaukee until November
Solar Washington Heights program is a new solar group buy program that can help residents in the Milwaukee area invest in lower cost solar installation through volume purchasing. This program, run by the City and …
Wind Tower Manufacturing Big Business for Wisconsin Firm
A Manitowoc Wisconsin company, Broadwind Energy Inc., received orders worth $34 million to produce new wind turbine towers from an unidentified U.S. turbine manufacturer. The order represents two-thirds of the company’s tower production capacity for …