The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host public meetings between March 13 and 20 to hear comments on its environmental review of Cardinal-Hickory Creek, a planned $500 million transmission line to connect Dubuque County, …
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MGE’s Saratoga Wind Farm Online; Solar Farms Under PSC Review
MGE’s 66 MW Saratoga wind farm in Howard County, Iowa is fully on line (See EnergyOnWI news, December 2018). The farmland that hosts the 33 turbines continues to grow crops. This project will move MGE toward …
Energy company eyes land in town of Whitewater for possible solar farm
A New York solar energy company is eyeing several hundred acres in the town of Whitewater for a possible solar farm… Rauh said the company would need 600 to 800 acres for the solar panels, which …
Wisconsin Ranks 24th in Solar Jobs in National Census: Companies Seeking Workers
The 2018 National Solar Jobs Census by the Solar Foundation found that the US had 242,343 solar workers in 2018, an increase of 159 percent from 2010. Yet, solar employment decreased by 3.2 percent or 8,000 jobs …
Other Than PACE, Wisconsin Fails in Community Clean Energy Action Policies
The 2019 Community Power Scorecard, issued by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, scores states based on their energy policies that help enable communities and individuals to take clean energy action. Four states excelled: Massachusetts, California, New …
Study Finds Wisconsin Economy Benefits from Clean Energy Transition
La Crosse County’s sustainability office commissioned a study by UW-Madison to learn the economic and health impacts of generating all of Wisconsin’s energy in-state. Since Wisconsin has no coal, natural gas, and petroleum resources, the Center on …
Conservative group urges Wisconsin lawmakers to embrace renewable energy
As the cost of wind and solar power continues to fall, a new organization is pushing the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature to embrace renewable energy and begin working on policies to address a rapidly changing marketplace. …
Governor’s Budget Bold on Clean Energy
Governor Evers’ budget sets a statutory goal that 100 percent of electricity produced in Wisconsin be carbon-free by 2050. This supports his commitment, along with 40 percent of US states, to uphold the Paris climate …
Germany to Phase-Out Coal by 2038
A government commission in Germany announced that the country will meet its 2030 and 2050 climate commitments (55 and 80 percent CO2 reductions below 1990 levels) through a shutdown of all 84 coal-fired power plants …
U.S. coal companies continue to lose market value
Article originally published by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): The 12 largest publicly traded U.S. coal producers lost 16.6% of their total market value since September 2018, with …