Article originally published by Wisconsin State Journal Construction is wrapping up (August 2017) on installation of what will be the largest rooftop solar array in Wisconsin — at least for now — at American Family …
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PACE Wisconsin is Expanding
PACE Wisconsin is growing with more counties and lenders in the program. Sauk County was the latest to adopt the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program that now serves nearly one third of Wisconsin’s 72 …
PSC Supports Biodigester for Northeast Wisconsin Manure
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved $15 million of Focus on Energy funds to go toward a $60.3 million private anaerobic digester in Brown County that will collect and treat 190 million gallons of manure …
More Central Wisconsin Schools are Going Solar
Article originally published by WSAW Three schools in central Wisconsin are installing solar energy systems [this week]. The projects coincide with a statewide trend that ranks Wisconsin 9th in the nation for the number of …
Kentucky Coal Museum Installing Solar
The Kentucky Coal Museum in Benham, Kentucky, once a coal camp town, is one of the city’s largest electricity users. Now, solar panels are being installed to save on electricity bills. Southeast Community and Technical College that owns the museum expects to see …
Coal Industry Continues to Decline: Carbon Capture Gains Support
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis 2017 U.S. Coal Outlook Report indicates that the coal industry will continue to decline in 2017. The report states that coal supply is greater than demand driving coal prices …
Renewable Energy A Bigger Bang for the Buck
While the world added record levels of renewable energy in 2016, investments in renewable energy were 23 percent lower than in 2015. That’s due to a greater than 10 percent drop in the average dollar capital expenditure per megawatt …
Sunrun Locates In Wisconsin: Creates Local Jobs
Sunrun launched its first solar offerings in the Midwest here in Wisconsin on March 29. Sunrun, a national residential solar energy company expanding access to rooftop solar nationwide, is the first national residential solar company …
Dane County Saves Taxpayer Money by Reaching 100% Renewable Energy
Dane County is exploring the opportunity to develop 30 acres of airport owned land into a solar field that would generate more than 6 megawatts of power; which would make it the second largest solar …
Group Buy Programs Gear Up Again
2016 was a record year for group buy programs in Wisconsin where there were four active solar group buy programs: Milwaukee Shines, MadiSUN, Solar Chippewa Valley and SOLARacine. Together, more than 120 households subscribed to install …