The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is looking for homeowners and businesses to be host sites for The WI Solar Tour. On Oct. 6, Wisconsin host sites will share with the public how renewable energy, energy efficiency, …
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WPPI to Purchase Wind Energy from Illinois
WEC Energy Group will purchase 80 percent of the 132 MW Bishop Hill III Wind Energy Center developed by Invenergy in Illinois for $148 million. WPPI Energy of Sun Prairie, WI, a customer of WEC …
Utilities to Reduce Rates Slightly
Three WI utilities have applied to cut or freeze electric rates as a result of the federal tax cut and other factors after consumers have seen several years of rising energy bills that are among …
Solar Central WI Group Buy Round Two
Homeowners and commercial property owners throughout Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, and Wood counties may participate in this solar group buy program that helps pool their buying power to secure significant discounts making installing solar more affordable …
Wisconsin Clean Cities Displace More than 32M Gallons of Gas in 2017
Wisconsin Clean Cities members displaced over 32 million gallons of gasoline or 119,000 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2017, a 28 percent reduction in emissions over 2016. That is the equivalent carbon sequestration of …
PACE Wisconsin in 32 Counties – Over $4.9M Funded
In July, Vernon and Milwaukee Counties adopted resolutions to become part of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Wisconsin program, a program that enables property owners to obtain low-cost, long-term loans for energy efficiency, renewable …
Farmer Scores 2-Year Payback on Solar
Griggs Cattle Farm, Ashland county, installed a 15 kW ground mounted solar system that generates 19,000 kWh per year offsetting electricity for freezers and farm house use. It will save Griggs over $2,200 a year. …
Solar Offsets 100% of Town of Stark Municipal Electricity
The Town of Stark in Vernon County now has 5.6 kilowatts of clean solar power. Ethos teamed up with Town residents and board members to build the ground mounted solar array that will produce about …
Middleton Passes 100% Renewable Energy Resolution
The City of Middleton Common Council unanimously passed a Resolution in July to Address Global Warming Through Clean Energy (100% Renewable Energy Goals). The Resolution establishes goals to meet 100 percent of all City operations’ energy needs …
These Roads in Sweden Can Charge Electric Cars
Article originally published by GreenMatters As electric vehicles (EVs) become more and more common on the road, the basic problem of how to charge them reappears. For EVs to be truly practical, they need to …