Article originally published by U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon continues to “push the envelope” on the design of the most high-performance, efficient, affordable, innovative buildings while …
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Tech Giants Go 100% Clean Energy & Carbon Neutral
Apple achieved 100% clean energy In April 2018 for all of its retail stores, data centers and corporate offices across 43 countries. They accomplish this with solar, wind, biogas fuel cells and micro-hydro systems. Also, …
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Cheese
Emmi Roth, a Swiss specialty cheese producer with a plant in Platteville, WI, installed over 1,600 solar panels (527 kW) on the roof of their Wisconsin facility. The installation, by Eagle Point Solar of Dubuque, …
EV Sales Hit the 1 Million Mark
The US crossed the 1 million plug-in electric car milestone in early October 2018 since electric vehicles (EVs) first entered the market with the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt in December 2010. insideevs
Co-op Installing Batteries in Member Homes
Article originally published by KIMT3 News MiEnergy Cooperative is installing “smart battery storage systems” in the homes of its members. “We want to gain a better understanding of battery technology on a small scale, like …
State Renewable Energy Funding Programs in Demand
The Focus on Energy Renewable Energy Competitive Incentive Program that closed October 22 received 77 proposals requesting $3.6 million in incentive funds. While the majority were for solar PV projects, there were 2 geothermal proposals …
Old Wind Turbines Decommissioned for More Cost Effective Renewables
Wisconsin Public Service (WPS – a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group) is disassembling 20- year old wind turbines in the town of Lincoln in Kewaunee County that have reached the end of their useful lives. Turbine technology …
Solar Group Buy Programs Attain 1.4MW on 227 Homes
Solar group buy programs grew in 2018 to more than 1,420 kilowatts (kW) or 1.42 megawatts (MW) of installed distributed solar PV in 6 areas of Wisconsin surpassing the 1,286 kW from all Wisconsin group …
City of Beaver Dam Solar Financials
Beaver Dam’s city hall plus fire department building is all decked out in 308 solar panels for Halloween 2018. For the City, this 105 kW solar system is a sweet treat of $62,000 of Focus …
Organic Valley Increasing WI Solar by 33 Percent
Organic Valley, America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers, announced that its 31MW project portfolio will generate 100 percent renewable energy for its cooperative plus solar energy for rural communities in the community solar partnership. The …