Deerfield Middle-High School now hosts a 1,400 panel, one half megawatt rooftop solar array, installed by Convergence Energy, that will reduce the school’s energy bill by approximately 25 percent or $25,000 annually. The school is exploring including solar in the curriculum. …
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Record-Breaking Cheq Bay Solar Group Buy Launches 2019 Program
Cheq Bay’s solar group buy program was the largest in Wisconsin in 2018 with $1.2 million of projects generating 470 kW of solar from 78 contracts (see Energy On WI news, October 2018). Participants included 66 …
MREA is SolSmart Advisor for Ten Wisconsin Communities
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association has begun advising ten Wisconsin communities pursuing SolSmart designation in 2019: Cities of La Crosse, Racine, Sheboygan, Stevens Point, Wauwatosa, and Portage County, as well as the Villages of Amherst, Egg Harbor, …
Lieutenant Governor Commits to Clean Energy Leadership
Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes gave the keynote address at Powering Local Leadership: A Summit on Energy and Resilience in Appleton on January 24th. His message was one of leadership and commitment to clean energy and of …
Net-Zero Energy Homes Pay Off Faster Than You Think—Even in Chilly Midwest
Article originally published by Inside Climate News …a recent report from the Rocky Mountain Institute showing net-zero energy houses can make financial sense in much of the Midwest as costs for some of the key components fall. …
Report: Smart grid upgrades offer less risk, more flexibility than power lines
Article originally published by Energy News Network [Non-Wires Alternatives: Case Studies from Leading U.S. Projects] … report suggests so-called non-wires alternatives — combinations of storage and distributed generation that don’t depend on long-distance transmission — offer a …
Pairing Wind + Solar for Cheaper, 24-Hour Renewable Energy
Article originally published by Inside Climate News A unique power project in Ohio will take advantage of solar’s midday burst of energy and wind’s all-day power to provide more consistent clean energy to the grid…
US EV Subsidies May Be At Risk
According to the director of the White House National Economic Council, subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) will end possibly in 2020 or 2021. Currently, the federal government provides a tax credit of $2,500 to $7,500 for newly …
GMs All-Electric Future
GM will stop producing the gas/electric plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt in March 2019 when it shifts to battery-electric models like its Bolt EV. Its plan to produce 20 new electric vehicle models by 2023 (see EnergyOnWI …
California Requires E-Buses by 2029
California became the first state to mandate a zero-emission public bus fleet where all new city buses purchased as of 2029 must be fully electric buses. The State’s agencies’ bus fleets are required to meet earlier goals with …