Wisconsin’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by five percent in 2017 putting Wisconsin as 12th nationally in carbon intensity of its electricity. New US Energy Information Administration statistics show Wisconsin utilities’ coal-fired energy generation was up about 7.5 percent …
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Gov. Wolf’s Unprecedented Executive Order Puts Climate and Clean Energy on Front-Burner
Article originally published by NRDC Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf today [January 8, 2019] announced an unprecedented executive order that puts climate change on the front-burner and protects the health of Pennsylvanians. For the first time …
Full Tax Credit for GM EVs Ending Soon
Customers have until the end of March 2019 to receive the $7,500 full tax credit for the purchase of GM electric vehicles (EVs) like the Chevy Bolt. Because the company achieved the sales quota of …
Floating PV – An Alternate Option to Farmland
According to a new National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) paper “Floating PV: Assessing the Technical Potential of Photovoltaic Systems on Man-Made Water Bodies in the Continental U.S.”, researchers found floating PV (FPV) projects across more than …
Made to Measure: New Cost Benchmarks for PV and PV with Storage
Two new reports from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) outline cost benchmarks for PV and PV-plus-storage installations. The PV-plus-storage report is NREL’s first benchmarking report on the topic and shows that co-located PV and storage systems cost …
AES Completes Record-Breaking Solar and Battery Plant on Kauai
Article originally published by Green Tech Media AES Corporation launched the world’s largest battery plant paired with solar generation Tuesday [January 8], on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. This type of power plant produces cheap, …
Foxconn announces 1st-Round winners in Smart Cities/Smart Futures contest
Article originally published by The Journal Times Foxconn Technology Group has announced the selection of 88 first-round winners of the company’s Smart Cities—Smart Futures competition…The competition promotes innovative ideas to enhance quality of life, improve …
Manufacturing Competitiveness Through Better Plants
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Program and Challenge helps secure American innovation and manufacturing competitiveness. Better Plants partners are reducing energy costs to strengthen their productivity, create jobs, and increase their resiliency. …
Aurora pledges to run only on renewable energy by 2030
Article originally published by The Journal Times Advocate Aurora Health has announced its intention to power its 500-plus sites, including 27 hospitals, using only renewable electricity by the year 2030. “Clean power produces clean air, and …
Focus Solar Programs Well Subscribed
Focus on Energy renewable programs spent more than $4 million on 970 solar PV projects in 2018 that will generate over 15 MW of electricity. This $4 million in incentives leveraged over $30 million in investments. Residential projects …