For the first time in U.S. history, wind and solar generated more electricity than coal during the first 11 months of 2024. The two renewable energy sources provided 17 percent of U.S. electricity from January …
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Choosing Between Fuel or Food? Contact Keep Wisconsin Warm/Cool Fund
The Keep Wisconsin Warm/Cool Fund is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to bringing programs and benefits to low- and fixed-income families struggling to pay their heating and cooling bills. Founded in 1996, they work in close …
Dairyland Power Receives Funding Moving Rural Electric Cooperatives to Clean Energy
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has several provisions that help electric cooperatives bring affordable clean energy to rural communities. There is a $9.7 billion fund for cooperatives to purchase clean energy and zero-emissions systems. Federal …
EV Fast Chargers in Wisconsin on the Rise
Are you considering an electric vehicle and whether Wisconsin has the charging infrastructure to support them in Wisconsin? Learn more about EV charging stations and where to find them in Wisconsin in less than 2 …
Wisconsin Joins New National Green Banks Partnership to Accelerate Clean Energy Investment
Wisconsin’s Green Innovation Fund (GIF) was among nearly 40 green banks to take part in US Green Bank 50, a historic partnership to accelerate clean energy investment nationwide. US Green Bank 50 will act has …
HVAC Choices for Student Health and Learning
Wisconsin school districts are increasingly putting referenda on the ballot to build, expand, or upgrade school buildings and to support their ongoing operational costs. Two new schools in Dane County and now Menasha School districts …
Zero Net Energy Middle School Under Construction for Menasha Children
Wisconsin’s second zero net energy (ZNE) school, Maplewood Middle School is under construction by the Menasha School District as a result of a 2022 referendum. The first net zero designed school in Dane County, Forest …
Largest Solar Carport System in Wisconsin Powering Cancer Treatments
UW Health, worked with SunPeak to design a solar carport for its Eastpark Medical Center that opened in April 2024 in Madison. The structure contains more than 2,000 solar panels that provide shade for the …
EPA Released Funds to WI WEDC for Solar for All
WI was awarded $62.4 M from EPA for a solar PV rooftop program called Solar for All. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will administer it. It will assist low and moderate-income households with house and …
Sun Prairie Awarded EECBG Grant to Measure & Plan
Sun Prairie was awarded $76,190 through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG), administered by the Office of State and Community Energy Programs. Sun Prairie is among over 2,700 …