Anyone can learn about Dane County’s clean energy projects by interacting with their Clean Energy Map. The Office of Energy and Climate Change plans to continue to build out the map to showcase additional projects of …
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Two-Creeks Solar Farm Back on Track
The Two-Creeks, 150MW solar project is back on track, as NextEra Energy withdrew the force majeure it filed with the PSC. They had expected delays in the supply chain with China as a result of …
Wisconsin utilities seek future returns on COVID-19 pandemic expenses, losses
Article originally published by Madison.com. …Following a March 22 order from Gov. Tony Evers, the Public Service Commission suspended utility service disconnections, late fees and deposits for reconnection during a statewide health emergency that has …
Clean energy industry may lose 15% of workforce
Article originally published by Utility Dive. More than 106,000 clean energy jobs were eliminated in the month of March due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to an analysis of unemployment data by BW Research Partnership …
Wind & Solar to Account for Largest Portion of New Electric Generation in 2020
Renewable energy generation is projected to increase 11 percent in 2020 in the US according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) EIA Short-term Energy Outlook, while US electric power generation is forecast to experience …
Price of Oil Plummets and Demand Falls
The oil industry that was troubled before the pandemic, had a major price shock when Russia and Saudi Arabia didn’t agree on necessary production cuts stemming from reduced COVID-19 demand of their biggest importer, China. …
Weekly ethanol production falls by 20%, stocks set another record
Article originally published by Ethanol Producer Magazine. U.S. fuel ethanol production fell 20 percent the week ending April 3 to an average of 672,000 barrels per day, the lowest level since the U.S. Energy Information …
New York Retires Last Coal Plant
New York State’s aggressive Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, passed June 2019, which mandates carbon-free electricity by 2040 and a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, along with the state’s adoption of strict emissions rules and the …
U.S. Less than 25% Coal-Powered
Since 2010, more than 40 percent of the nation’s 530 coal-fired power plants (100GW of capacity) have been or are slated to be retired. Of those remaining in operation, Energy Information Administration data show that, in 2019, they …
Safer At Home Exceptions for Energy
Governor Evers enacted Emergency Order #12, The Safer At Home Order, which went into effect March 25, 2020, in order to lessen the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It requires residents to stay at home and …