Article originally published by UW – Madison News Prolific biofuels researcher James Dumesic has been named the winner of the 2019 Eni Energy Transition Award. The internationally renowned Eni Awards were established in 2007 to …
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Marathon County Wind Farm in Early Stages
Landowners in southwest Marathon county signed agreements to install large-scale wind turbines as early as 2021 with EDP Renewables North America, a Portuguese renewable energy company with North American headquarters in Houston. EDP has not released their plans …
Historic Church Goes Solar
An historic church with a new addition, Redeemer Lutheran Church in Milwaukee is completing the structural engineering to add rooftop solar PV. The more than 60 panels will produce over half the annual energy use …
Curbs on Methane, Potent Greenhouse Gas, to Be Relaxed in U.S.
Article originally published by The New York Times The Trump administration laid out on Thursday [August 29] a far-reaching plan to cut back on the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change. …
PACE Wisconsin Remains a Commercial Financing Program
A bill being circulated in the Wisconsin legislature about property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing would not impact the commercial PACE Wisconsin program adopted by 42 Wisconsin counties and that is governed under uniform standards by a PACE Commission …
Settlement would limit We Energies rate increase to 1.3% in 2020
Article originally published by BizTimes A settlement between WEC Energy Group and two major customer groups would limit We Energies’ overall electric rate increase to 1.3% in 2020 with no additional rate increase in 2021. …
PSC Approves Cardinal Hickory Creek Transmission Line
The nearly $500 million Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line is southwestern Wisconsin was approved by all three commissioners of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Their decision was based on improving access to wind energy from …
Governor’s Executive Order Creates Path to 100% Carbon-free Electricity by 2050
Governor Evers signed an Executive Order (EO #38) creating the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy in the Department of Administration. The Office will work toward the goal of 100 percent carbon-free electricity statewide by 2050 …
The 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard
The 2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) ranks 75 U.S. cities on their progress in policy and programs that save energy, promote renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Five policy …
Wisconsin ratepayers to see refunds thanks to lower energy costs in 2018
Four of Wisconsin’s largest for-profit utilities will refund more than $25 million to ratepayers this fall as a result of lower-than-expected energy prices in 2018. Lower natural gas prices, the addition of renewable generation, and …