The clean energy sector in Minnesota grew jobs at 2.5 times the rate of overall job growth in 2018. Seventy-two percent of those jobs were in companies of 20 or fewer employees, from small businesses …
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An Unusual Plan for Lowering Solar’s Customer Acquisition Costs: Infomercials
Article originally published by GreenTechMedia Generac Power Systems, a Fortune 1000 company that sells residential backup power generators, is making a play for the residential solar and storage market. This spring the Wisconsin-based company, part …
Wood County 150 MW Solar Project Valued at $21 Million to Local Governments
At a public hearing on September 25th on the proposed Wood County and Town of Saratoga 150 MW solar farm, residents learned that the solar PV project could bring $600,000 into the local economy annually and …
Dane County and MGE Ride into a 9 MW Solar Partnership
Dane County is entering into a service agreement under a Renewable Energy Rider with MGE for the purchase of renewable electricity from a 9-megawatt solar PV system to be developed on 58 acres by the …
Wood County Capitalizes on a Solar Group Buy
Wood County just approved an 8.3 kilowatt solar PV system on the Nepco Lake park shelter house. The $24,300 system will be offset with almost $4,200 in Focus on Energy funds and a rebate from …
Burnett County Humane Society Shines
The Humane Society of Burnett County (HSBC) will be installing a 19.72 kW ground mounted solar array that should supply half the electric needs of their new facility to open in Webster, Wisconsin early next …
DTE Opens Renewable Natural Gas Processing and Injection Site in Manitowoc County WI
Article originally published by DTE Energy …DTE Biomass, along with local dairy farm partners, is leading the way in the Wisconsin dairy renewable energy movement. . . The renewable natural gas dairy processing and injection …
Wisconsin Municipalities Getting SolSmart
Congratulations to seven Wisconsin municipalities that have achieved recognition under US DOE’s SolSmart designation program. They worked, with assistance from an MREA advisor, to make it easier, less expensive and faster to install solar on local homes …
Wisconsin k-12 Schools Save $40 Million a Year Through Energy Efficiency
A benchmarking study summary of Wisconsin k-12 school energy use by Focus on Energy and B3 Benchmarking released October 1, shows a 23 percent decrease in energy use between 2006 and 2018 that saves the school districts …
A Tale of Two States: Minnesota and Wisconsin Clean Energy Policies and Progress
The Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) released a report, A Tale of Two States: Minnesota’s Clean Energy Policies Outpace Wisconsin’s, that compares the clean energy policies and performance of the two states. Minnesota’ s electrical …