Middleton Cross Plains Area School District (MCPASD) Resolution ‘To address Global Warming through Clean Energy, Waste Reduction, Sustainable Choices, and Environmental Education” was passed by the school board March 22, 2021. It was resolved that MCPASD will …
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Brown County Adopts 100 Percent Clean Energy
The Brown County Board, in mid-March, passed a Resolution Establishing the Brown County Energy Subcommittee that creates a subcommittee to develop a comprehensive clean energy plan to reach the ultimate goal of 100 percent clean energy.
Nominate Energy Educator of the Year
The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) annually sponsors the Energy Educator of the Year Award. The annual nomination process and announcement of winners helps to increase the visibility of the network of outstanding educators across the state …
Milwaukee County Fleet Electrification RFI
Milwaukee County is seeking information regarding how the County may transition its fleet of passenger motor vehicles to electric vehicles. Responses are due May 14, 2021 at 5:00 PM CDT. For more information.
Alliant Energy Will Shut Down Its Last Coal Plant In Wisconsin
Article originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio. Madison-based Alliant Energy announced February 2 [Tuesday] it’s shuttering its roughly 1,100-megawatt coal plant in Columbia County by the end of 2024. The facility is the utility’s last remaining coal …
Brown County Buys Prime Riverfront to Relocate Coal Piles
Brown County will buy nearly 44 acres of Wisconsin Public Service Corp’s Pulliam Power Plant to relocate the coal piles located on the valuable Shipyard District waterfront development. Ultimately, the purchase was made possible with …
Aspirus Health receives “Renewable Energy Catalyst of the Year” award
Article originally published by Wausau Pilot and Review. RENEW Wisconsin recently [Jan 2021] presented two champions of Aspirus Health’s sustainability efforts with a “2020 Renewable Energy Catalyst of the Year” award… “At Aspirus, we recognize …
Parrfection Produces Solar Too
David Parr and Victoria Solomon, of Parrfection Produce, LLC in Green County outside of Monticello, Wisconsin, went solar to grow their business long term. They grow, aggregate, and distribute produce in the upper Midwest. Having learned …
WI Farm Saving Big from Energy Efficient Grain Dryer
Ter-Rae Farms in St. Croix County installed an energy efficient grain dryer that will save enough energy to power 18 Wisconsin homes for a year and more than $15,000 a year on energy costs. The …
Eau Claire High Schools Go Solar
A 252kW solar system was installed on Memorial and North High Schools (360 panels on each school) through the Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund, a partnership between the Couillard Solar Foundation Solar on Schools …