Ford announced an $11 billion investment in electric vehicle (EV) technology with plans to bring 16 all-electric vehicles and 24 plug-in hybrids to market by 2022. Ford joins General Motors with its 2017 announcement to launch 20 new EVs by 2023, Daimler …
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Innovative, Energy-Saving ‘On Demand Savings’ Program Wins Award
The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) selected the On Demand Savings program of MGE and Focus on Energy as the winner of its 2018 Inspiring Efficiency Award for Innovation. The program identifies low or no cost strategies large energy users can use to better manage their energy …
FERC Rejects Bailout Plan for Coal and Nuclear Energy Markets
Federal regulators reject a Trump administration plan to prop up coal and nuclear plants, saying there is no evidence it will make the electric grid more reliable. Greentech Media
New, Major Evidence that Fracking Harms Human Health
Article originally published by The Atlantic Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may pose a significant—but very local—harm to human health, a new study finds. Mothers who live very close to a fracking well are more likely …
United Ethanol LLC to Install Whitefox ICE™ to Reduce Energy and Boost Production Capacity
Article originally published by Business Wire United Ethanol LLC is to install a Whitefox ICE™ membrane system at its plant in Milton, Wisconsin. The modular bolt-on system frees up capacity in the distillation-dehydration section which enables the plant …
Wisconsin Company Brings Solar to Serve Homeless in Hawaii
Hawaii’s Holu Energy LLC partnered with Menomonee Falls, WI-based EnSync Energy to launch a 250kW photovoltaic system to provide electric power to Kahumana, a regional nonprofit organization serving homeless and disabled Oahu residents. The system, …
We Energies named America’s best at keeping the lights on
Article originally published by Cision PR Newswire We Energies has received the 2017 ReliabilityOne™ National Reliability Award for superior reliability of its electric system. This is the third time the company has been recognized as the …
Foxconn would get $140 million electricity project, use more power than any plant in state
Article originally published by Journal Sentinel American Transmission Co. [ATC] will seek state approval for a $140 million project to run electrical power to the huge manufacturing complex Foxconn Technology Group plans to build in …
Electricity Generating Solar Greenhouses
Article originally published by Semiconductor Engineering Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz are testing greenhouses capable of generating some of their own energy, without hampering plant growth. Greenhouses use electricity to control temperature and power …
Denver Votes for Cool Green Roofs
A green roof initiative passed by ballot in the City of Denver that will require developers of buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to include rooftop gardens or solar panels. Existing buildings will have the …