A new report suggests it costs more to operate four of Wisconsin’s seven largest coal-fired electricity plants than it would to replace them with wind and solar power… The study found that, in theory, wind …
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Impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard on America’s Land & Water
A study on the Impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) on America’s Land and Water Resources by researchers from three universities including UW-Madison, examines the increased demand for corn and soybean production from this mandate to replace …
Wisconsin Coal-Fired Plants Under Scrutiny for Coal Ash Contamination
Unsafe levels of contaminants in the groundwater near coal-fired power plants across the United States, including the groundwater near six Wisconsin plants are identified in a report by nonprofits Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice. Elements like arsenic and lithium naturally …
KidWind Competition Blows Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin KidWind Challenge is a design competition for middle and high-school students that engages them in STEM. Seven Wisconsin middle-school teams from Darlington, Burlington and New Auburn come to the Wisconsin Energy Institute at UW-Madison to …
EV Growth in City of Madison’s Fleet
The City of Madison is making progress toward its 100% renewable energy and carbon neutrality goals by implementing transportation electrification as a strategy to help achieve them. The City will buy 20 all-electric Chevrolet Bolts …
Fitchburg & Monona Commit to 100%
The cities of Fitchburg and Monona passed 100% Clean Energy Resolutions in February and March. They join Middleton and Madison that passed their 100% resolutions in 2018 (EnergyOnWI News, July 2018) and 2017 respectively (EnergyOnWI News March 2017). The three small cities, ranging …
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator’s New Equivalencies
Ever wondered what reducing one million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions means in everyday terms? EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator is an easy-to-use US-based tool that translates abstract energy and emissions reductions into concrete terms you …
California Earmarks $Billions to Electrify Vehicles
The State of California recently committed to fully electrified municipal bus fleets by 2040 (See EnergyOnWI news, December 2018), and electrifying the transportation sector in general as part of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 (See EnergyOnWI …
Dan Ebert Is M-WERC’s New Executive Director
Dan Ebert, former chair of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and Senior VP of Government Affairs for WPPI Energy, has become Executive Director of the Midwest-Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC). Ebert brings over 25 year of …
Solar panels installed at village of tiny homes for veterans in Racine ‘expected to save 86% of utility costs’
From the moment they were created in Racine, tiny homes have helped tackle big problems — giving veterans facing hard times a warm place to stay, with a door to opportunity… In the midst of the …