The cost to power 25,000 LED holiday lights in WI for one month (9hrs/day for 31 days) is $46 vs $4,278 to power 25,000 incandescent holiday lights. Estately What about the energy use during the holidays …
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This Floating Wind Farm is the World’s First. It won’t be the last
Article originally published by MACH Scotland’s new floating wind farm haas officially started generating off-shore wind power. The installation could potentially power about 20,000 homes… The entire installation is projected to add 30 MW of …
Electricity Generating Solar Greenhouses
Article originally published by Semiconductor Engineering Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz are testing greenhouses capable of generating some of their own energy, without hampering plant growth. Greenhouses use electricity to control temperature and power …
Denver Votes for Cool Green Roofs
A green roof initiative passed by ballot in the City of Denver that will require developers of buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to include rooftop gardens or solar panels. Existing buildings will have the …
Xcel to Help Business Customers Tap Energy Savings
Article originally published by Lacrosse Tribune Xcel Energy customers in Wisconsin can get help in cutting their energy use. State regulators have approved the utility’s plans for a 2018 community conservation plan that shifts some …
Delays yield unexpected savings for Xcel solar subscribers
Article originally published by Lacrosse Tribune Delays in the construction of Xcel Energy’s La Crosse area community solar garden have yielded unforeseen benefits for consumers: lower costs and higher output. The utility is proposing a …
Pace Update
PACE Wisconsin is growing with more counties and lenders in the program. Since September, Winnebago and Kenosha Counties adopted PACE, bringing the total to 25 PACE counties that cover more than 800 municipalities and more …
Solar Group Buy Programs Soar
Solar Group Buy programs continued to proliferate in 2017. Solar group purchasing encourages individuals to install solar by aggregating them into a purchasing pool to obtain a reduced rate for solar systems and installation and …
Largest Rooftop Solar Array in State Completed at American Family Insurance
Photo Courtesy of American Family Insurance American Family Insurance powered up Wisconsin’s largest rooftop solar array November 2017 at its national headquarters in Madison, WI. The 1.03 megawatt solar system contains 4,488 panels that will …
Case study: Sustainable Wisconsin farm naturally transitions to solar
Article originally published by Solar Power World Jeff Lutsey, chief engineer and farm administrator for his family’s farm—Waseda Farms in Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin—met Jordan Kaiser, design consultant and installer at North Wind Renewable Energy, at a …