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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Organic Valley Launches Community Solar Partnership
Article originally published by Wisconsin State Farmer Organic Valley, America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and a leading organic brand, announced a first-of-its-kind community partnership that will enable Organic Valley to become the largest food company …
IKEA takes on Tesla by launching its own home battery
Article originally published by Wired …when it comes to Tesla’s other business – home solar power and storage – it just got a major new rival: IKEA. The Swedish megabrand has announced today that it will offer solar …
How Mayors are Using New Energy Technologies & Partnerships to Power Smart Cities
The US Conferene of Mayors Energy Policy Committee held a summit to explore the growth of smart cities, business partnerships for a new energy economy, energy infrastructure, and energy assurance and preparedness, as well as …
Kentucky Coal Museum Installing Solar
The Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham, Kentucky, once a coal camp town, is one of the city’s largest electricity users. Now, solar panels are being installed to save on electricity bills. Southeast Community and Technical College that owns the museum expects to see …
Coal Industry Continues to Decline: Carbon Capture Gains Support
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis 2017 U.S. Coal Outlook Report indicates that the coal industry will continue to decline in 2017. The report states that coal supply is greater than demand driving coal prices …
Jimmy Carter Leases Land for 1.3 MW Solar Array
Former president (Jimmy Carter) has leased 10 acres of farmland outside of his hometown of Plains, Georgie for the construction of a 1.3 MW solar array. Once completed, the array will provide over half the …
Smart Cities: Developing a Framework for the Midwest
Smart cities utilize the “Internet of Things” (IoT) sensors and technology to connect infrastructure components across the city to impact every layer from beneath the streets, to energy use, to water quality and quantity, to …
Lithium-ion Battery Storage Powering the Grid
Large battery storage plants are now providing electricity to the grid during peak hours of demand, a traditional role of natural gas. Three large plants – built by Tesla Motors, AES and Altagas – went …
14% of US Job Growth in Energy: Midwest Supports Over Half a Million Clean Energy Jobs and Growing
The 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report finds that the Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors today employ approximately 6.4 million Americans. These sectors increased in 2016 by just under 5 percent, adding over 300,000 net new …