Bayfield County (population 15,008) will achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity for government operations this year, 30 years in advance of the governor’s Executive Order #38 goal of 100 percent by 2050. Having passed an Energy …
Local Stories
La Farge Solar Plus Storage: A Story of Climate Resilience
Having lost power for days in the summer 2018 due to a 13 inch rain event that caused severe flooding, La Farge Lawton Memorial Library, Green Apple Inn and a small housing coop are now …
Wauwatosa Effectively Moving to a Clean Energy Future
The City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (pop. 48,376) has been busy reducing their carbon footprint through energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. They completed energy audits and performed efficiency upgrades to HVAC and lighting on City …
Milwaukee’s Solar Group Buy Program Wraps up Most Successful Year to Date
Article originally published by Urban Milwaukee [In 2019] The Milwaukee solar group buy program wrapped up its most successful year to date, resulting in 48 homeowners installing 255.70 kilowatts of new solar installations. In addition to federal tax …
Middleton Receives LEED for Cities and Communities Grant
The City of Middleton, WI was one of twenty cities nationwide awarded a grant in 2020 to get assistance with pursuing certification under the LEED for Cities and Communities rating system. LEED for Cities and Communities, launched in 2017 by the …
Energy Independent Communities – A Survey is Coming to You
A survey will be sent out the week of December 9 to Wisconsin’s 150 Energy Independent Communities* (EIC) by UW-Madison Extension and the PSC Office of Energy Innovation. With 6 years left to reach the …
Beaver Dam Moves to Diversify with Free-Market Solar Financing
The Beaver Dam City Council voted unanimously on December 2 to sign a MOU with Bluestem Energy Solutions to install almost two thirds of a megawatt of solar PV at two city facilities. This includes …
Shorewood Hills Operations to Run on 100% Renewable Electricity
The Village of Shorewood Hills in Dane County will purchase 50 percent of their electric use for their facilities from Madison Gas & Electric’s Shared Solar program that should be completed mid-2020 in the nearby …
Madison Green Cab goes electric; to be nation’s first all-Tesla cab fleet
Article originally published by Wisconsin State Journal When Green Cab of Madison launched in 2010, it was the city’s first all-hybrid taxi fleet. Now it is poised to become one of the nation’s first all-electric. In partnership …
The Goose and Twig Inn Uses PACE Financing to Achieve Their Sustainability Goals
The Goose and Twig Inn of Sister Bay, WI was granted nearly $150,000 in Commercial or C-PACE Energy Efficiency Financing. C-PACE is a statewide program that allows commercial property owners to receive low-cost, long term financing …